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I’m guessing since this test was not focused on the rocket itself that they just decided it wasn’t a problem worth trying to solve simultaneously with the drago

• Tuna-Fish 7y ago
  It's a problem that does not need to be solved. If all goes well, this was the very last time the launch abort system is ever fired. It's an emergency escape system for when things have already gone pear-shaped, and in most cases would only be triggered after the rocket below it has failed in some way.
  • DuskStar 7y ago
    Exactly = even if this isn't the last time the launch escape system is used, it'll almost certainly be the last time it's used to escape from a perfectly good booster.