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Can Dragon abort and separate at Max Q? If I recall correctly the Space Shuttle had several flight periods at which it wouldn't have been able to separate from

Can Dragon abort and separate at Max Q? If I recall correctly the Space Shuttle had several flight periods at which it wouldn't have been able to separate from the boosters and / or tank.

arjunnarayan 11y ago
Yes. Later this year they're doing an in-flight abort test not-quite-at-max-Q, but close enough. Source: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/01/spacex-ready-crewed-dragon-aborts/ http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/01/spacex-ready-crewed-d...
- greglindahl 11y ago
  It's worth noting that that's Dragon V2.
FeepingCreature 11y ago
To my knowledge, Dragon V2 can abort throughout the launch.