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SpaceX completes Dragon spacecraft's in-flight abort test review

Washington, USA - "When you put humans aboard, safety and reliability are paramount"

In preparation for a Summer 2014 test, American space agency NASA partner Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) laid out its plan to demonstrate the Dragon spacecraft's ability to carry astronauts to safety in the event of an in-flight emergency. This review of the in-flight abort test plan provided an assessment of the Dragon's SuperDraco engines, the software that would issue the abort command,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1156090
Rome, Italy, 10/25/2013 19:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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