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An escape pod, escape capsule, life capsule, or lifepod is a capsule or craft, usually only big enough for one person, used to escape from a vessel in an emergency. An escape ship is a larger, more complete craft also used for the same purpose. Escape pods are ubiquitous in science fiction but are only used in a few real vehicles.
Mur Lafferty (born July 25, 1973) is an American podcaster and writer based in Durham, North Carolina. [1] She was the editor and host of Escape Pod from 2010, when she took over from Steve Eley, until 2012, when she was replaced by Norm Sherman.
An escape crew capsule is an escape capsule that allows one or more occupants of an aircraft or spacecraft to escape from the craft while it is subjected to extreme conditions, such as high speed or altitude. The occupant remains encapsulated and protected until such time as the external environment is suitable for direct exposure or the ...
Escapist fiction, also known as escape fiction, escapist literature, or simply escapism, is fiction that provides escapism by immersing readers in a "new world" created by the author. [1] The genre aims to compensate for a real world the reader perceives as arbitrary and unpredictable compared to the clear rules of the constructed "new world ...
Pod (vehicle), in the proposed ULTra personal rapid transit system; Engine pod or nacelle, a streamlined aircraft engine enclosure; Escape pod, a small capsule to escape a vessel in an emergency; Pod propulsion, ship propulsion method also known as an azimuth thruster; POD, an abbreviation for port of discharge
The Orrb (also known as Oculas or Ovei pod) is a monocoque-structured device fabricated from 100% recyclable glass-fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP). It was originally designed as a relaxation pod for offices, and featured pre-recorded wellness sessions.
A launch escape system (LES) or launch abort system (LAS) is a crew-safety system connected to a space capsule. It is used in the event of a critical emergency to quickly separate the capsule from its launch vehicle in case of an emergency requiring the abort of the launch, such as an impending explosion.
What I mean by this is the fact that the "Clam Shell Ejector Seat" is just an escape pod which closes, normally its just a chair. The Escape Pod on the other hand is built specifically to be used as an Escape Pod and doesn't actually change on takeoff.