A SpaceX Crew Dragon astronaut capsule was destroyed in an accident during testing last month in Florida, a company executive confirmed Thursday morning.
A cloud of orange smoke rising over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is seen from Cocoa Beach, Fla., on April 20.
, involved an explosion and which SpaceX and NASA have described as an “anomaly” — occurred half a second before the SuperDraco thrusters were scheduled to fire.Koenigsmann said that there was no reason to believe the problem was with the SuperDracos — which he said have been tested about 600 times — and that SpaceX continues to have “high confidence in that particular thruster.” A SpaceX-led investigation into the incident is ongoing, with NASA’s participation. There were no injuries.
The cargo Dragon capsule is a different vehicle than the Crew Dragon and does not have the SuperDraco escape thrusters. The capsule scheduled to fly Friday was used for a NASA cargo mission two years ago.
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