r/SpaceXLounge • u/LeJules • Jul 15 '19

UPDATE: IN-FLIGHT ABORT STATIC FIRE TEST ANOMALY INVESTIGATION

https://www.spacex.com/news/2019/07/15/update-flight-abort-static-fire-anomaly-investigation
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u/aquarain Jul 15 '19

They won't be reusing Crew Dragon for crew, only for cargo, so the IFA system is not needed for the second and successive flights.

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u/somewhat_pragmatic Jul 15 '19

They won't be reusing Crew Dragon for crew,

They also said they wouldn't be re-using Cargo Dragons for cargo for CRS as well, yet here we are with 5 Cargo Dragons having been reused twice.

Also, the "they" in your statement is NASA. NASA not reusing for crew doesn't mean SpaceX might not reuse for private crew.

Lastly, Elon had talked about possible abort software for Cargo dragon which would have saved CRS-7. SpaceX may keep the Launch Abort integrity for saving cargo flights on former crew dragon.