On Sat., Jan. 18 at 7:45 a.m. EST, NASA TV will air SpaceX's Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test, which will demonstrate that the system can protect astronauts in the unlikely event of an emergency during launch: https://go.nasa.gov/2RlWl02 🎦 Preview animation of the test (credit: SpaceX): | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Pretty wild and succesful #SpaceX launch abort test. Launch rocket, crew capsule aborts at 130,000 feet, then blow-up said rocket, then capsule lands re-entry into the atmosphere and lands safely in the ocean 32km away! Full NASA Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARIZnaMXTEU | Rob Perillo Chief Meteorologist KATC

675K views · 4.9K reactions | Witness SpaceX’s Dragon capsule nail its abort test with a jaw-dropping launch from the pad! The water deluge system roars, side thrusters blaze, and Dragon rockets to safety in a thrilling display of precision. A must-see for space fans! #SpaceX #DragonCapsule #AbortTest #RocketLaunch #SpaceSafety #ThrusterPower #WaterDeluge #SpaceTech #LaunchPad #SpaceAdventure | Spaceagency.blog | Facebook

282K views · 4.8K reactions | WATCH: SpaceX conducts an in-flight abort demonstration to assess how well the Crew Dragon capsule, which is designed to one day ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, can survive in the event of a catastrophic rocket failure. https://nbcnews.to/37bbacK | NBC News | Facebook

Ahead of their in-flight abort test for the Commercial Crew Program—which will demonstrate Crew Dragon's ability to safely carry astronauts away from the rocket in the unlikely event of an emergency—the team has completed over 700 tests of the spacecraft's SuperDraco engines. Fired together at full throttle, Crew Dragon's eight SuperDracos can move the spacecraft 0.5 miles—the length of over 7 American football fields lined up end to end—in 7.5 seconds, reaching a peak velocity of 436 mph. Proje