SpaceX capsule soars with dummy in 1st test of crew escape
May 6, 2015, 10:06 AM
FILE - In this May 29, 2014, file photo, the SpaceX Dragon V2 spaceship is unveiled at its headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif. SpaceX is scheduled to conduct the first major test of its brand new, super-streamlined launch escape system for astronauts, Wednesday, May 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX chalked up another big test flight Wednesday, firing a capsule into the air to try out its new, super-streamlined launch escape system for astronauts.
No humans were on board, just a life-size dummy, for the first-of-its-kind flight. The whole thing lasted just 1
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