1.   Besides the black boxes, this category includes the jet engines, the pilot escape system, and so on.

2.   And the orbiter now featured a crew escape system that would allow astronauts to parachute to safety during an aborted launch.

3.   The company also produces explosives used in military crew escape systems.

4.   The desert work focused on the development of spy gear and high-altitude escape systems.

5.   Besides, NASA concedes even the most elaborate escape system cannot guarantee crew survival.

6.   Burned wires prevented the automatic escape system from kicking in, forcing launch controllers to activate the system via radio commands.

7.   It is the most extensive and expensive look at shuttle crew escape systems ever conducted by NASA.

8.   Scientists tested an emergency escape system for astronauts during the launch, they said.

9.   Scientists for the first time also tested an emergency escape system for astronauts during the launch, state media said.

10.   The space shuttle lacks a viable crew escape system for launch, something that is crucial if NASA hopes to achieve its desired safety margin, Smith said.