# \#escape-pod

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## [“Escape Pods” for Astronauts in Distress](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/escape-pods-for-astronauts-in-distress/521)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [6 December 2021 13:36 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/escape-pods-for-astronauts-in-distress/521 "2021-12-06T13:36:38Z")

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“Escape Pods” have been a fixture on spaceships and space stations in science fiction for many years but real world spacecraft have always assumed the crew will return from space in the ship, not escape fro…