Suggested Searches

1 min read

Liftoff of SpaceX’s In-Flight Abort Test

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center at 10:30 a.m. EST on Jan. 19, 2020
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 10:30 a.m. EST on Jan. 19, 2020.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 10:30 a.m. EST on Jan. 19, 2020, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft on the company’s uncrewed In-Flight Abort Test. The flight test demonstrated the spacecraft’s escape capabilities in preparation for crewed flights to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

Image Credit: NASA