FULL STORY - https://www.americaspace.com/2020/01/19/spacex-flies-in-flight-abort-test-for-nasa-paves-way-to-crewed-flights-this-year/ On January 19th at 10:30am Eastern a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a specially configured Crew Dragon in a deliberate attempt to prove that the Dragon Capsule could survive and return astronauts safely to earth in the event of a catastrophic failure of the booster. The test went well with the booster dramatically exploding in mid-air shortly after Crew Dragon initiated its abort, pulling away with its mighty SuperDraco engines and splashed down gently in the Atlantic Ocean. Credit: SpaceX