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Re:SpaceX – Pad abort test successful by jamesmoss on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @11:04AM (#9499153)
Another great step for SpaceX. At the moment it feels like they're making progress every other week.

What sort of G loads do the astronauts in that capsule experience in an abort scenario? It shoots up much faster than a typical launch. The separation from the trunk looks fairly violent too.

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Re:SpaceX – Pad abort test successful by trose on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @05:25PM (#9501903)
> At the moment it feels like they're making progress every other week.

And they intend to accelerate their schedule as they go! This is so exciting!

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Re:SpaceX – Pad abort test successful by elmin on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @11:43AM (#9499475)
4-5 Gs.
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