The system of seven slidewire baskets at launch pads A and B provided an escape route for astronauts and personnel inside the orbiter or on the orbiter access .\rbr\rbrAt Launch Pad 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the seven slidewire baskets travel down to the ground for the final time after being released by .\rbr\rbrJason Krug has been a long-time fan of the space program, as well as a composer of hand bell music. In July of 2010, his two passions met and he created this .\rbr\rbrSesame Street icon Big Bird almost had a seat on the doomed Challenger space shuttle which exploded just seconds after take-off in 1986, killing seven .