NASA to Provide Coverage of SpaceX Crew Dragon Launch Escape Test
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the SpaceX Crew Dragon launch escapedemonstration, as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program , which is workingwith U.S. companies to launch American astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil.
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the SpaceX Crew Dragon launch escapedemonstration, as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program , which is workingwith U.S. companies to launch American astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil.
- The test launch, as well as other activities leading up to the test, will air on NASA Television and the agency's website .
- The SpaceX Crew Dragon will launch from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- SpaceX will intentionally trigger Crew Dragon to perform the launch escape prior to 1 minute, 30 seconds into flight.