Crew Dragon Abort System "A loud whoosh, faint smoke trail and billowing parachutes marked a successful demonstration Wednesday by SpaceX of its Crew Dragon spacecraft abort system – an important step in NASA’s endeavor to rebuild America's ability to launch crews to the International Space Station from U.S. soil. The successful test of the spacecraft’s launch escape capabilities proved the spacecraft’s ability to carry astronauts to safety in the unlikely event of a life-threatening situation on the launch pad." To read more about successful pad abort test of Crew Dragon, click https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/spacex-demonstrates-astronaut-escape-system-for-crew- dragon-spacecraft To see the pad abort test footage, click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRqLNdwsPBM