{"id":210936,"date":"2020-01-20T22:02:55","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T14:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1816582\/"},"modified":"2020-01-20T22:02:55","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T14:02:55","slug":"spacex-completes-final-flight-test-teases-q2-crewed-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2020\/01\/20\/spacex-completes-final-flight-test-teases-q2-crewed-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Completes Final Flight Test, Teases Q2 Crewed Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/spacex-1-650x366.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"figcaption\">SpaceX successfully completed a launch escape demonstration of its Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket (via NASA Television)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SpaceX successfully completed a launch escape demonstration of its Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket over the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A joint effort between Elon Musk&#8217;s aerospace firm and NASA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-spacex-complete-final-major-flight-test-of-crew-spacecraft\"  rel=\"noopener\">Sunday&#8217;s trial<\/a> proved the SpaceX ship can safely separate from the rocket in case of an inflight emergency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of the assessment\u2014the final major evaluation before the capsule begins carrying astronauts to the International Space Station\u2014SpaceX configured Crew Dragon to trigger a launch escape about one-and-a-half minutes after liftoff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"flex-video widescreen embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ARIZnaMXTEU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;As far as we can tell thus far, it&#8217;s a picture perfect mission. It went as well as one can possibly expect,&#8221; Musk, chief engineer at SpaceX, said in a statement. &#8220;This is a reflection of the dedication and hard work of the SpaceX and NASA teams to achieve this goal. Obviously, I&#8217;m super fired up. This is great.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Splashdown of Crew Dragon in the Atlantic Ocean! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V1C2Xfd9Mk\">pic.twitter.com\/V1C2Xfd9Mk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1218921135728820225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Members of SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force will (fingers crossed) recover the Crew Dragon\u2014for return to the manufacturer&#8217;s Florida facility\u2014and the Falcon 9, which broke apart in a blaze of glory (as planned).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Today, we watched the demonstration of a system that we hope to never use, but can save our lives if we ever do,&#8221; according to Crew Dragon test flight astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/heres-who-nasa-picked-to-crew-spacex-boeing-rockets-1748314\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Doug Hurley<\/a>, who, alongside Bob Behnken, will fly to the ISS and back as part of the upcoming Demo-2 mission.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASA<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpaceX<\/a> team for a successful In-Flight Abort Test! This critical test puts us on the cusp of once again launching American astronauts on American rockets from American soil. Spacecraft recovery operations are underway. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5ZzEVesAJW\">pic.twitter.com\/5ZzEVesAJW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBridenstine\/status\/1218930884226711553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It took a lot of work between NASA and SpaceX to get to this point,&#8221; he continued, &#8220;and we can&#8217;t wait to take a ride to the Space Station soon.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can see in the video above, the Crew Dragon triggered launch escape about one-and-a-half minutes after liftoff. All major functions were executed: separation, engine firings, parachute deployment, landing. The spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean 10:38 a.m..<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;This critical flight test puts us on the cusp of returning the capability to launch astronauts in American spacecraft on American rockets from American soil,&#8221; NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;We are thrilled with the progress NASA&#8217;s Commercial Crew Program is making and look forward to the next milestone for Crew Dragon,&#8221; he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That milestone may be only a few months away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During a post-abort test press conference on Sunday, Musk announced that his company&#8217;s first crewed mission will occur in the second quarter of this year\u2014between April and June, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/01\/19\/elon-musk-spacex-first-launch-with-nasa-astronauts-in-second-quarter.html\"  rel=\"noopener\">as reported by CNBC<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;We&#8217;re highly confident the hardware will be ready in Q1, most likely in February, but no later than March,&#8221; he said, hinting at a sooner-rather-than-later Demo-2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More on Geek.com:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/japanese-billionaire-seeks-life-partner-for-voyage-to-moon-1816027\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japanese Billionaire Seeks &#8216;Life Partner&#8217; For Voyage to Moon<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/watch-spacex-launch-60-starlink-satellites-into-orbit-tonight-1815489\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch SpaceX Launch 60 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/spacex-to-send-cannabis-coffee-to-outer-space-1813808\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SpaceX To Send Cannabis, Coffee to Outer Space<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/spacex-1-650x366.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"><\/p>\n<div>SpaceX successfully completed a launch escape demonstration of its Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket (via NASA Television)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>SpaceX successfully completed a launch escape demonstration of its Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket over the weekend. 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