SpaceX crew capsule suffers failure that sends a cloud of smoke over Cape Canaveral; no one was injured
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, left, and Doug Hurley have been chosen to perform the test flight for the Space-X Crew Dragon. By Christian Davenport Christian Davenport Reporter covering the defense and space industries Email Bio Follow April 20 at 8:11 PM A SpaceX capsule designed to ferry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station suffered a failure during an engine test Saturday afternoon that sent a billowing plume of smoke into the air over Cape Canaveral, Fla.
The failure comes at a critical time for the California-based company founded by Elon Musk. It hopes to fly astronauts to the space station as soon as this year as part of NASA’s “commercial crew program.” And it comes ahead of tests of the capsule’s escape system, which is designed to jettison the spacecraft away from its rocket in the event of an emergency. Now both of those could be delayed as the company investigates what went wrong.
“Ensuring that our systems meet rigorous safety standards and detecting anomalies like this prior to flight are the main reasons why we test,” SpaceX said in its statement. “Our teams are investigating and working closely with our NASA partners.”
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