Created 8-Feb-20
Modified 13-Dec-23
After a 1 day delay due to weather, SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Crew Dragon capsule at 10:30 a.m. EST on January 19, 2020 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The unmanned capsule was a test intended to demonstrate Crew Dragon’s ability to reliably carry crew to safety in the unlikely event of an emergency on ascent. SpaceX configured Crew Dragon to trigger a launch escape about 1.5 minutes after liftoff. All major functions were executed, including separation, engine firings, parachute deployment and landing.
Crew Dragon splashed down at 10:38 a.m. about 20 miles off the Florida coast in the Atlantic Ocean.
Photos taken from the Exploration Tower, about 11 miles from the launch pad.
© Dennis Huff
