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Video: Take a virtual ride on the Atlas 5 launch pad emergency ziplines
Commercial ziplines have been installed and tested at United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rocket pad as the emergency escape system if astronauts and ground personnel need to evacuate the Crew Access Tower.
Ziplines installed to whisk personnel from danger at Starliner launch pad
Ziplines are used by thrill-seekers in adventures around the world, but now they are coming to the U.S. space program as the emergency escape system for personnel at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41.
Animation: The flight of a Boeing Starliner capsule from launch to landing
Animation depicts the flight of Boeing's Starliner commercial crew capsule, ascending into orbit atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket to reach the International Space Station and re-entry to make an airbag-cushioned touchdown on land.
Video: Gantry swing arm arrives at Atlas 5 pad for astronauts to board Starliners
Constructing the launch pad infrastructure for astronauts to board Boeing's Starliner crew capsules atop United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rockets, workers delivered the Crew Access Arm with its White Room to Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 on Thursday, Aug. 11.
Bridging the past and future on the shoulders of the Atlas rocket
On top of an Atlas rocket, the place where orbital spaceflight for American astronauts began, will sit Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to launch humans into space starting next year.