Since NASA began sending astronauts to space, the agency has relied on emergency systems for personnel to safely leave the launch pad and escape the hazard in the unlikely event of an emergency during ...

The final test of the Emergency Egress System (EES) was conducted recently, signifying the completion of another United Launch Alliance (ULA) milestone supporting NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The ...

Six emergency exit hatches manufactured by The BILCO Company will provide safe, reliable and code-compliant egress for riders of a new transit line that is currently being constructed in Los Angeles.

Speeding strapped in a chair with feet dangling free over a 1,200-foot drop, I try to imagine this isn’t a thrill ride tourist attraction, and is instead a key safety system astronauts will rely on ...

This video shows SpaceX performing an emergency egress test this week for its Crew Dragon capsule at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Crew Dragon capsule will ferry astronauts to ...