In later flights, the ejection seats were removed because there was only a narrow window in which the seats could save the occupant, and even then, there was a fair chance the ejection would kill the occupant.
After that SOP was to chuck her into a steep dive, pop the door off, and just jump.
The first space shuttle had ejection seats.
In later flights, the ejection seats were removed because there was only a narrow window in which the seats could save the occupant, and even then, there was a fair chance the ejection would kill the occupant.
After that SOP was to chuck her into a steep dive, pop the door off, and just jump.