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[i]The door was cut to allow design testing of the slide wire escape system. The door was placed at the same height as the escape station would be on the LUT and a cable strung as it was planned for the slide wire system at the pad. Tests were run to support design of the cars, braking, and other parts of the system ... Testing started on December 24, 1968, utilizing a slide wire cable extending from 34 level, E Tower, of the VAB, through a tail tower sheave at Station 2200, and terminating at a tractor approximately -100 feet behind the tail tower.[/i]
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