SpaceX In-Flight Abort Test Prelaunch News Conference
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Summary
In Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site auditorium, agency and industry leaders speak to members of the media during a pretest news briefing, Jan. 17, prior to the SpaceX In-Flight Abort Test as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. From left are: Josh Finch, NASA Communications; Kathy Lueders, manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program; Benji Reed, director, Crew Mission Management, SpaceX; Mike McAleenan, launch weather officer, 45th Space Wing. Scheduled for Jan. 18, the test is planned to demonstrate Crew Dragon’s ability to safely escape the Falcon 9 rocket in the event of a failure during launch. This is SpaceX’s final major test before astronauts fly aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft launched by a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
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- Source collection: NASA
- License: Public Domain (US Government)
- Category: Space