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Video: NASA Test-Fires Next-Gen Ejector Seat 
YouTube | by rss@youtube.com (wired) | Fri, Nov 21
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; by design, it burns through more than half of its fuel in just three seconds, which will mean the astronauts in the escape vehicle will have to endure G-...
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Podcast: Audio Reveals 1969 Russian Attempt to Beat U.S. to the Moon
The United States wasn’t the only country hoping to land on the moon in July 1969 — Russians were trying to beat us to the punch by landing the unmanned spacecraft Luna 15 while Apollo 11 was still in orbit around the moon. Now, thanks to the discovery of previously unheard recordings from 196...
Tue, Jul 7 | from Wired
