Escape Attempt

Escape Attempt is a side quest in Prey (2017).

Overview
Frank and Emmanuella are trapped in an escape pod that failed to launch completely. The exterior hatch on the launch tube is stuck. If I get to the station exterior and blow the hatch, the pod can be manually launched.

Objectives
Condition of objective failure:
 * Blow the Shuttle Bay escape pod hatch from the station exterior
 * Activate the manual escape pod launch
 * Find what Emmanuella left for you
 * Escape pod launched manually before destroying the red explosive bolts

Walkthrough
"Escape Attempt" has three objectives. Backtrack up the stairs, and head to the hatch within the Shuttle Bay. Enter it to travel to the Talos I Exterior.

The Shuttle Bay escape pod hatch is to your left as you exit. Fly over to it. On the hatch, destroy the two Cystoid nests (and several Military Operator if the quest started after Dahl arrival) and the four red explosive bolts. (Either with a wrench or a gun)

Return to the Shuttle Bay airlock, and re-enter Talos I. Make your way back to the Escape Pod Bay, and walk to the far end of the room by the windows. Open the Maintenance Access Panel, which reveals the Escape Pod Console. Choose "Auxiliary Launch Controls" and "Launch Pod 2." A ten-second countdown will begin and the pod will launch successfully.

The final waypoint in "Escape Attempt" will lead you to a locker in Mechanic Facilities. Climb above the drop ceiling, and you’ll find two Neuromods and a briefcase with a note attached.

Trivia

 * If you select the option to launch the escape pod without first destroying the red explosive bolts, you'll be shown a warning message stating that the bolts are still in place. If you choose to still go ahead with the launch, the ten-second countdown begins but Emmanuella DeSilva will contact you. She will insult Frank Jones for being the creep that he is but will also beg for her life. Unlike the countdown for a successful launch however, this one will have the option to abort the launch should you decide to destroy the bolts after all.