Escape Tower
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Escape Tower
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A trestle tower place on top of a space capsule, which during liftoff
connects the capsule to the escape rocket.
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The escape tower is of such length as to protect the capsule from the
heat of the escape rocket in case the rocket is used to separate the capsule
from the booster vehicle during ascent. The tower is ultimately separated from
the capsule if ascent is normal. [[/a>|/a>
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use