Throughout most of the Terran-Kilrathi War, pilots on both sides who ejected from their craft were forced to confront the cold emptiness of space in nothing more than a flight suit and helmet.

Realizing the vulnerability of their pilots, in the late 2660s Confed and the Kilrathi Empire began utilizing ejection pods. Instead of merely launching a pilot from their cockpit in nothing more than a chair, pilots were propelled safely from their ship's destruction in a cozy “pod”, providing much more protection from the elements than what was previously available.



Besides the extra protection granted by the ejection pods, the pilots also had access to a cockpit like interior, where they could contact and communicate with any friendlies in the area, directing them to a pickup zone. (Or, in many cases, contacted themselves by their commanding officers and chastised for losing a multi-million credit fighter…)

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