Posted 3/19/2024, 6:46:10 PM
SpaceX Tests Fun-Looking Emergency Escape Chutes for Astronauts Ahead of Crewed Launches
- SpaceX tested emergency escape chutes at Kennedy Space Center that could save astronauts' lives during a rocket launch
- Video shows a person in SpaceX spacesuit sliding down a red and white fabric tube from the launch tower
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that while meant for emergencies, the slide "looks like a lot of fun!"
- SpaceX is preparing a second launch pad and installed new emergency escape chutes along wires to the ground
- Before astronauts use the new pad, SpaceX will first launch an uncrewed cargo mission there this week