CANADA: From California, SpaceX is moving its in-flight abort test to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral in Florida. For this test, the company will be using a Dragon capsule fitted atop a Falcon 9 rocket. The test will launch from the 39A launch pad but it has not been announced when the event will take place.
A few days ago, SpaceX experienced a failed launch for the first time with a Falcon 9 rocket, just two minutes after lifting off. The abort test was originally planned to launch in the fall from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base. The change was set in place in accordance with a revised agreement between NASA and SpaceX, which stipulated that the test will be scheduled once SpaceX has launched a prototype for a crew-carrying Dragon capsule. This prototype launch is expected to be done towards the end of 2016.
With the change, the Dragon capsule returning from the orbital test flight may be utilized for the in-flight abort test. Aside from saving on resources, using the Dragon capsule is advantageous because it will reflect a spacecraft model that astronauts will be likely using to fly to the International Space Station, making assessments more accurate.
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