How SpaceX & NASA Keeps Astronauts Safe During Launch

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Wednesday's launch was aborted for safety reasons related to the weather, these launch rules apply to every rocket regardless of whether they have a crew or not. However there were extra measures taken which are specific to crewed launches and it's worth discussing some of these while we wait for the weekend.

Here's a couple of articles on the Abort Modes:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/05/examining-crew-dragons-launch-abort-modes-and-splashdown-locations/
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/26/spacex-crew-launch-comes-with-new-weather-constraints-for-downrange-aborts/



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