Does the International Space Station (ISS) have an emergency escape pod?

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"We've done one house with an escape pod in every room that releases to one safe room, " says Jonathan Fine of Las Vegas-based Sting Surveillance, which designs security systems for casinos, hotels and homes.

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It is an escape-pod for people trapped in tall, burning buildings.

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