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SpaceX Test Fires SuperDraco Abort Engines Critical To Astronaut Launch Safety

February 3, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has test fired a prototype of its new SuperDraco engine that will be critical to saving the lives of astronauts flying aboard a manned Dragon spacecraft soaring to orbit in the event of an in-flight emergency. The [...]

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