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0 pointsDavidSJ10y ago0 comments

> the space-x guys are ... very proud that they did a test flight with a separation near max-q specifically to prove it would work just fine even at max-q…

The in-flight abort test for Dragon v2 is scheduled to occur later this year. It hasn't occurred yet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_V2#Flight_testing

Also note that Dragon v2 was not on this mission and won't fly to space for a while. This was a Dragon v1 mission. Dragon v1 is unmanned and has no launch abort capability.

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VLM10y ago

You are completely correct that they haven't flown it. When I wrote that, I must have been thinking about the successful pad abort a couple months ago.

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0 pointsDavidSJ10y ago0 comments

> the space-x guys are ... very proud that they did a test flight with a separation near max-q specifically to prove it would work just fine even at max-q…

The in-flight abort test for Dragon v2 is scheduled to occur later this year. It hasn't occurred yet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_V2#Flight_testing

Also note that Dragon v2 was not on this mission and won't fly to space for a while. This was a Dragon v1 mission. Dragon v1 is unmanned and has no launch abort capability.

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VLM10y ago

You are completely correct that they haven't flown it. When I wrote that, I must have been thinking about the successful pad abort a couple months ago.

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