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From USATODAY.com Tech - Top Stories:
Space travel has inspired thrill-park rides. Now the reverse is in the works: A new launch pad under design by NASA will include a hair-raising escape system dubbed "the roller coaster."
When the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida is completed in 2012, it will include an emergency feature that will allow astronauts to jump into tram cars atop the pad's tower and whiz down a track to safety, NASA's Ruth Gardner says. One design under consideration shows the cars hurtling over a 90-degree cliff before plunging vertically toward the ground — with the passengers face down.
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