Zip Line to Safety: ULA Installs Launchpad Escape System for Astronauts
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 17:31
in Astronomy & Space
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has installed a 1,350-foot-long (410 meters) zip line on its Atlas V launchpad in Florida to serve as an emergency-escape system for astronauts aboard Boeing's new Starliner capsule.