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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf Interested, Link to SpaceX Live Crew Dragon Launch Escape Demonstration
SpaceX is targeting Sunday, January 19 for an in-flight test of Crew Dragons launch escape capabilities from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This test, which does not have NASA astronauts onboard the spacecraft, is intended to demonstrate Crew Dragons ability to reliably carry crew to safety in the unlikely event of an emergency on ascent.
The six-hour test window opens at 8:00 a.m. EST, or 13:00 UTC. A backup opportunity with the same six-hour launch window opening at 8:00 a.m. EST, or 13:00 UTC, is available on Monday, January 20.
Current weather data suggests our best opportunity for the launch escape test will be towards the end of the four-hour window, but we will continue to provide updates as new data becomes available.
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If Interested, Link to SpaceX Live Crew Dragon Launch Escape Demonstration (Original Post)
USALiberal
Jan 2020
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krispos42
(49,445 posts)1. NASA TV is available on YouTube. goes live at 10:12 EST
They're going to launch an unmanned Crew Dragon, then test the "this was a bad idea, let's go back" button.
The fireball should be huge!
SpaceX calls it a "rapid scheduled disassembly"
Lochloosa
(16,076 posts)2. Very cool. Looks like it worked as planned
krispos42
(49,445 posts)3. This means we're back in the manned spaceflight business!
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,600 posts)4. Splashdown!
Everything worked nominally.