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[i]Such systems were abandoned during the early years of the program, as the operational realities of the program revealed the true lead time it would take to prepare a second vehicle, launch it and rendezvous with a stricken vehicle. Artistic impressions of what such a rescue system may have looked like were released, but the actual enclosures were never flown on a real mission. ...though PREs have never flown on a shuttle mission, they continue to be used during the selection process for astronaut candidates, in an evaluation of their reaction to confined spaces and stress situations.[/i]
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