Escape pod
Capsule or craft used to evacuate base or vehicle in case of emergency / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the safety capsule. For the podcast, see Escape Pod.
An escape pod, escape capsule, life capsule, or lifepod is a capsule or craft, usually only big enough for one person, used to escape from a vessel in an emergency. An escape ship is a larger, more complete craft also used for the same purpose. Escape pods are ubiquitous in science fiction but are only used in a few real vehicles.
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