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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Launch Control Center, officials monitor the “Mode VII” emergency landing simulation being conducted at Kennedy Space Center and managed and directed from the LCC.  From left are Dr. Luis Moreno and Dr. David Reed, with Bionetics Life Sciences, and Dr. Philip Scarpa, with the KSC Safety, Occupational Health and Environment Division.  The purpose of the Mode VII is to exercise emergency preparedness personnel, equipment and facilities in rescuing astronauts from a downed orbiter and providing immediate medical attention.  This simulation presents an orbiter that has crashed short of the Shuttle Landing Facility in a wooded area 2-1/2 miles south of Runway 33.  Emergency crews are responding to the volunteer “astronauts” who are simulating various injuries inside the crew compartment mock-up.  Rescuers must remove the crew, provide triage and transport to hospitals those who need further treatment.  Local hospitals are participating in the exercise.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Launch Control Center, officials m...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Launch Control Center, officials monitor the “Mode VII” emergency landing simulation being conducted at Kennedy Space Center and managed and directed from the LCC. From left... More

Close up view of an adult little owl (Athene noctua),

Close up view of an adult little owl (Athene noctua),

Close up view of an adult little owl (Athene noctua), one of the protected bird species nesting on Chièvres Air Base, Chièvres, Belgium, June 2, 2015. On its beak, remains of the blood from the three dozen of r... More

Didier Kint, a volunteer for the Belgian non-profit

Didier Kint, a volunteer for the Belgian non-profit

Didier Kint, a volunteer for the Belgian non-profit Noctua.org, holds a just banded eyasse, a baby kestrel falcon (Falco tinnunculus), one of the protected bird species nesting on Chièvres Air Base, Chièvres, B... More

Valentin Wallers, left, Belgian natural resources manager

Valentin Wallers, left, Belgian natural resources manager

Valentin Wallers, left, Belgian natural resources manager for United States Army Garrison Benelux helps Thierry Votquenne and Didier Kint, volunteers with the Belgian non-profit Noctua.org, band and count kestr... More

Thierry Votquenne, a volunteer for the Belgian non-profit

Thierry Votquenne, a volunteer for the Belgian non-profit

Thierry Votquenne, a volunteer for the Belgian non-profit Noctua.org bands an eyasse, a baby kestrel falcon (Falco tinnunculus) and other protected species of birds nesting on Chièvres Air Base, Chièvres, Belgi... More

Thierry Votquenne, a Belgian volunteer for the non-profit

Thierry Votquenne, a Belgian volunteer for the non-profit

Thierry Votquenne, a Belgian volunteer for the non-profit Noctua.org, bands an eyasse, a baby kestrel falcon (Falco tinnunculus) born on Chièvres Air Base, Chièvres, Belgium, June 2, 2015. Bird banding data is ... More

Valentin Wallers, a Belgian contractor for Environmental

Valentin Wallers, a Belgian contractor for Environmental

Valentin Wallers, a Belgian contractor for Environmental Office, Department of Public Works, United States Army Garrison Benelux, checks one of the eyasses, a baby kestrel falcon (Falco tinnunculus) banded by v... More

Two Long-Eared Owlets (Asio Otus), one of the protected

Two Long-Eared Owlets (Asio Otus), one of the protected

Two Long-Eared Owlets (Asio Otus), one of the protected bird species spotted by the volunteers of the Belgian non-profit Noctua.org who regularly visit the air base to band and count them, on Chièvres Air Base,... More

Two Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus), one of the protected

Two Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus), one of the protected

Two Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus), one of the protected bird species spotted by the volunteers of the Belgian non-profit Noctua.org who regularly visit the air base to band and count them, on Chièvres Air Base, Ch... More

Close-up view of the owlet of a little owl (Athene

Close-up view of the owlet of a little owl (Athene

Close-up view of the owlet of a little owl (Athene noctua), one of the protected bird species nesting on Chièvres Air Base, Chièvres, Belgium, June 2, 2015. (U.S. Army Photo by Pierre-Etienne Courtejoie/Released)

Thierry Votquenne, a volunteer for the Belgian non-profit

Thierry Votquenne, a volunteer for the Belgian non-profit

Thierry Votquenne, a volunteer for the Belgian non-profit Noctua.org, holds a little owl (Athene noctua) he just banded, one of the protected bird species nesting on Chièvres Air Base, Chièvres, Belgium, June 2... More

The owlet of a little owl (Athene noctua), one of the

The owlet of a little owl (Athene noctua), one of the

The owlet of a little owl (Athene noctua), one of the protected bird species nesting on Chièvres Air Base, is the next bird to be banded by Belgian Volunteers of the non-profit Noctua.org, on Chièvres Air Base,... More

A little owl (Athene noctua), peeks out of a woven

A little owl (Athene noctua), peeks out of a woven

A little owl (Athene noctua), peeks out of a woven basket where he is held captive before being banded by Belgian Volunteers of the non-profit Noctua.org, in order to check the population of protected bird spec... More

Thierry Votquenne, a volunteer of the Belgian non-profit

Thierry Votquenne, a volunteer of the Belgian non-profit

Thierry Votquenne, a volunteer of the Belgian non-profit Noctua.org, holds an adult little owl (Athene noctua), one of the protected bird species nesting on Chièvres Air Base, Chièvres, Belgium, June 02, 2015. ... More

A cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae), one of the many bird

A cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae), one of the many bird

A cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae), one of the many bird species spotted by the volunteers of the Belgian non-profit Noctua.org who regularly visit the air base to band protected species, on Chièvres Air Base, Chi... More

Three storks (Ciconia), one of the many other bird

Three storks (Ciconia), one of the many other bird

Three storks (Ciconia), one of the many other bird species spotted by the volunteers of the Belgian non-profit Noctua.org who regularly visit the air base to band and count them, on Chièvres Air Base, Chièvres,... More