SpaceX Demonstrates Astronaut Escape Capability for Crew Dragon Spacecraft

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SpaceX Demonstrates Astronaut Escape Capability for Crew Dragon Spacecraft
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2015-05-06 - images.nasa.gov

Summary

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon fired its eight SuperDraco engines in unison at 9 a.m. EDT and leapt off a specially built platform at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 on May 6, 2015. The engines fired for about six seconds, instantly producing about 15,000 pounds of thrust each and l

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  • Source collection: NASA
  • License: Public Domain (US Government)
  • Category: Space

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