(Source: NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) A loud whoosh, faint smoke trail and billowing parachutes marked a successful demonstration Wednesday by SpaceX of its Crew Dragon spacecraft abort system - an important step in NASA's endeavor to rebuild America's ability to launch crews to the International Space Station from U.S. soil. The successful test of the spacecraft's launch escape capabilities proved the spacecraft's ability to carry astronauts to safety in the unlikely event of a life-threatening situation on the launch pad. The Crew Dragon simultaneously fired its eight SuperDraco engines at 9 a.m. EDT and leapt off a specially built platform at Cape Canaveral...
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