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| has gloss | eng: An Escape Tower, the original version officially known as the Aerial Capsule Emergency Separation Device , is the visible part of the Launch Escape System. It consists of a rocket and a frame attaching it to the top of the crew capsule. This was originally designed for the US Project Mercury program rockets, in 1958 and has since been built into the Apollo program, Soyuz and many other manned rocket series. |
| lexicalization | eng: Escape tower |
| instance of | c/Spacecraft components |
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| media:img | Mercury Capsule2.png |
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