• Agent641@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    The first space shuttle had ejection seats.

    In later flights, the ejection seats were removed because there was only a narrow window in which the seats could save the occupant, and even then, there was a fair chance the ejection would kill the occupant.

    After that SOP was to chuck her into a steep dive, pop the door off, and just jump.