By Richard Lawler, Engadget
On Thursday afternoon the rocket engines under SpaceX's Crew Dragon
vehicle briefly fired up, and after a few delays the company said on
Twitter that it's planning for a test flight in February. You can watch a
video of the test below, which according to CBS reporter William Harwood, may have been a bit shorter than planned and could lead to a retest.
Anonymous sources indicated that the test flight is tentatively scheduled for February 23rd. As Ars Technica
notes, while SpaceX and Boeing prepare their vehicles for testing, NASA
personnel with the commercial crew program are currently working
without pay in support due to the ongoing government shutdown.
Static fire test complete—targeting February launch from historic Launch Complex 39A for Crew Dragon’s first demonstration flight! pic.twitter.com/sJF24U3UOM— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 25, 2019
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