NASA Escape Pod Glides to New Home
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X-38 Flight Test
NASA's canceled escape pod for the International Space Station is seen here during a test flight.
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NASA Escape Pod Glides to New Home
Sort by Wired Science (Free subscription) - 11/09/2009
The odd story of NASA’s unused wingless escape vehicle for the International Space Station is finally over. The prototype X-38, a 7-person, unpowered, totally automatic lifeboat, was officially laid to rest at the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Nebraska last weekend. Canceled in 2002 by the Bush Administration in an effort to cut some costs [...]