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The Roller Coaster Tech Keeping NASA’s Astronauts Safe


NASA has teamed up with amusement park engineers to refine a magnetic braking system for Artemis missions, ensuring safe emergency egress. Inspired by roller coaster technology, the system is designed for rare but critical use, with maintenance practices borrowed from amusement parks. Recently, t

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