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Soyuz Launch Escape Tower System

Bruno Leal · news · Watch on YouTube

Space exploration & spaceflightMilitary history & warfare

What it is

Short footage of the 1983 Soyuz T-10-1 pad fire, in which the launch escape tower pulled the crew away seconds before the rocket exploded.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as the one dramatic real-world proof that a launch escape system works.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2018

What HN commenters said

  1. “The video of T-10-1 is stunning”

    Soyuz T-10-1 escape tower pulling crew away from exploding rocket.

    jlgreco, 2012-08 · Strong recommendation · in “How We Nearly Lost the Discovery Shuttle”

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Topics: soyuz t-10-1, launch abort, rocket explosion, spaceflight safety, escape tower

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