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  2. Escape crew capsule - Wikipedia

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    An escape crew capsule is an escape capsule that allows one or more occupants of an aircraft or spacecraft to escape from the craft while it is subjected to extreme conditions, such as high speed or altitude. The occupant remains encapsulated and protected until such time as the external environment is suitable for direct exposure or the ...

  3. Crew Return Vehicle - Wikipedia

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    The Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), sometimes referred to as the Assured Crew Return Vehicle (ACRV), was a proposed dedicated lifeboat or escape module for the International Space Station (ISS). A number of different vehicles and designs were considered over two decades – with several flying as developmental test prototypes – but none became ...

  4. Launch escape system - Wikipedia

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    A launch escape system (LES) or launch abort system (LAS) is a crew-safety system connected to a space capsule. It is used in the event of a critical emergency to quickly separate the capsule from its launch vehicle in case of an emergency requiring the abort of the launch, such as an impending explosion.

  5. SpaceX Dragon 2 - Wikipedia

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    Crew Dragon includes an integrated pusher launch escape system whose eight SuperDraco engines can separate the capsule away from the launch vehicle in an emergency. SpaceX originally intended to use the SuperDraco engines to land Crew Dragon on land; parachutes and an ocean splashdown were envisioned for use only in the case of an aborted launch.

  6. Escape pod - Wikipedia

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    This capsule saved the lives of two crew members when the aircraft crashed in October 1978. Australian War Memorial, 2007 An escape pod , escape capsule , life capsule , or lifepod is a capsule or craft, usually only big enough for one person, used to escape from a vessel in an emergency.

  7. Russia will launch new capsule to return space station crew - AOL

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    The photo provided by NASA shows the Soyuz MS-22 crew ship pictured on Oct. 8, 2002, in the foreground docked to the Rassvet module as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above Europe.

  8. SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 ... - AOL

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    Its capsules will touch down in the U.S. Southwest desert. By beating Boeing, SpaceX laid claim to a small U.S. flag left at the space station by Hurley and the rest of the last shuttle crew.

  9. NASA affirms plan with SpaceX to return astronauts after ...

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    It had been unclear whether Trump's demand would mean NASA bringing Crew-9 back to Earth before the Crew-10 capsule arrives, or SpaceX launching Crew-10 earlier than planned. While NASA appeared ...