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Falcon 9 - Crew Dragon In Flight Abort Test
Launch date: 2020-01-19 15:30:00 UTC
Flight number: 88
Launch site: KSC LC 39A

Payloads
Name: Crew Dragon In Flight Abort Test
Customers: NASA (CCtCap)
Type: Crew Dragon
Orbit: SO

Rocket
Name: Falcon 9
Version: FT

Cores
Serial: B1046
Block: 5
Flight-proven: Yes
Flying expendable

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SpaceX will launch a Crew Dragon capsule from LC-39A, KSC on a fully fueled Falcon 9 rocket and then trigger the launch escape system during the period of maximum dynamic pressure. As part of NASA'a Commercial Crew Integrated Capability program (CCiCap) this test will contribute valuable data to help validate Crew Dragon and its launch abort system. The Crew Dragon will be recovered by GO Searcher after splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. This flight does not go to orbit. The booster and upper stage are expected to break up following capsule separation and there will be no landing attempt.

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SpaceX pinned «Falcon 9 - Crew Dragon In Flight Abort Test Launch date: 2020-01-19 15:30:00 UTC Flight number: 88 Launch site: KSC LC 39A Payloads Name: Crew Dragon In Flight Abort Test Customers: NASA (CCtCap) Type: Crew Dragon Orbit: SO Rocket Name: Falcon 9 Version:…»
Dragon has separated from Falcon 9 and its SuperDraco engines have completed their burn https://t.co/tDhogz1qQ9
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ABORT! Through a tiny hole in the clouds, I managed to catch the abort and subsequent explosion! RIP B1046.
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SpaceX In-Flight Abort test Highlights
SpaceX has successfully carried out a test of the Crew Dragon Launch Escape system and is now one step closer to launching astronauts to the International Space Station this year

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Crew Dragon separating from Falcon 9 during today’s test, which verified the spacecraft’s ability to carry astronauts to safety in the unlikely event of an emergency on ascent

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Last second clouds prevented me from getting shots of the separation and failure, but, a spectacular launch all the same!
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Close-up of separation from booster
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Crew Dragon trunk from today’s In-Flight abort was recovered by Go Navigator
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Submitted January 20, 2020 at 02:52AM by _Andreww_
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Crew Dragon Home, via NASASpaceflight
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