NASA test-fired the latest ejector seat for the Space Shuttle replacement this week. Check it out:
To get the crew away from the launch rocket in case of an emergency, the Launch Abort System motor delivers half a million pounds of thrust. The new abort system will provide astronauts with a way to escape a catastrophic disaster during ascent. American manned spacecraft have exploded twice over the last couple decades, and there was no realistic escape route in the old Shuttle. Read more here.
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