Supporting Space Shuttle Endeavor

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Pararescuemen from the 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., familiarize themselves with the Advanced Crew Escape Suit at the helicopter squadron Nov. 13, in preparation for the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavor from nearby Kennedy Space Center. The spacesuit, also known as the "pumpkin suit," contains such items as a signal flare, survival radio, strobe light, drinking water, motion-sickness pills and a one-man life raft. Members of the 38th RQS and 563rd Rescue Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. deployed to provide astronauts with contingency medical launch support. The shuttle is scheduled to launch at 7:55 p.m. Nov. 14. Members of NASA's biomedical engineering lab administered the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Flipse)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Paul Flipse

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