T-0: The eight SuperDracos ignite simultaneously and reach maximum thrust, propelling the spacecraft off the pad.T+.5s: After half a second of vertical flight, Crew Dragon pitches toward the ocean and continues its controlled burn. The SuperDraco engines throttle to control the trajectory based on real-time measurements from the vehicle’s sensors.T+5s: The abort burn is terminated once all propellant is consumed and Dragon coasts for just over 15 seconds to its highest point about 1500 meters (.93 mi) above the launch pad.T+21s: The trunk is jettisoned and the spacecraft begins a slow rotation with its heat shield pointed toward the ground again.T+25s: Small parachutes, called drogues, are deployed first during a 4-6 second window following trunk separation.T+35s: Once the drogue parachutes stabilize the vehicle, three main parachutes deploy and further slow the spacecraft before splashdown.T+107s: Dragon splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean about 2200 meters (1.4 mi) downrange of the launch pad.
Stephen Clark @StephenClark1 21m21 minutes agoDragon abort vehicle on the pad for escape system test Wednesday. Test window opens at 7am EDT, weather 70% go.
Elon Musk @elonmuskHold down firing of Dragon 2 spacecraft at Cape Canaveral
SpaceX Adjusts Test WindowSpaceX reported this evening that its Pad Abort Test window will open at 9 a.m., rather than 7 a.m. Media buses will depart the press site promptly at 7:30 for the ITL Causeway.NASA will provide updates about the test on the Commercial Crew Blog and air the test live on NASA Television 25 minutes prior to T-0.