"SpaceX Unveils Emergency-Escape Slide for Quick Launch Tower Descents"
SpaceX has tested a new emergency-escape slide at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Florida, designed to quickly evacuate astronauts from the launch tower in case of an emergency before liftoff. The slide, resembling an amusement park ride, is part of SpaceX's effort to certify SLC-40 for astronaut launches and is different from the evacuation system at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The recent test comes ahead of SpaceX's scheduled launch of a robotic Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station from SLC-40 on Thursday.