SpaceX to try rocket failure test again after bad weather delay

New construction surrounds the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 booster rocket on historic Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. January 18, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Nesius

High winds and choppy seas in the area where the spacecraft was expected to splashdown on Saturday delayed the dramatic inflight test of the unmanned astronaut capsule to Sunday, with a longer six-hour launch window starting at 8 a.m. EST. The test is crucial to qualify the capsule to fly humans to the International Space Station, a feat the National Aeronautics and Space Administration expects to come as soon as mid-2020. It follows years of development and delays as the United States has sought to revive its human spaceflight program through private partnerships.

During the test the Falcon 9 rocket’s boosters will shut down roughly 12 miles above the ocean, a mock failure that will trigger Crew Dragon’s so-called SuperDraco thrusters to jet itself away at supersonic speeds of up to 1,500 miles per hour .

'We need to have a perfect day to test for engine failure because a test on a bad weather day would just be actual engine failure. These babies aren't meant to get wet.'

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there I waz thinking they cld manipulate the way there ..

Lies. I posted another photo because I read all the lies about changing my profile photo a couple of hours ago. I don't do anything for supposed SpaceX. I don't want to do anything for supposed SpaceX.

Invest all that money in our people. We can't even take care of our own and the planet, but yet we have these foolish endeavours. ✌️

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' .. IF at first you don't succeed ..'

Good luck SpaceX!

They're testing Is the abort system not the rocket fail 😒🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

It's headlines like these that are very misleading. Smh.

I think that their launch site in New Mexico has better weather conditions.

Today was not a good day to die.

The weather isn't looking too complementary, I wouldn't hold my breath for this test to commence before Monday.

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