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The crew escape system on the Dragon as described by your link is a huge advance over the Shuttle. So while a launch failure on a manned flight is likely inevit
by valuearb 9y ago
The crew escape system on the Dragon as described by your link is a huge advance over the Shuttle. So while a launch failure on a manned flight is likely inevitable, casualties are not.
- olex 9y agoAll manned spacecraft in history had launch escape systems (or at least ejection seats, on Gemini and Vostok). Except for the Space Shuttle... The Dragon 2 system is a first though, in that it uses liquid propellants and is highly controllable - as opposed to throwaway solid rockets used everywhere else.