SpaceX's SuperDraco engine is designed to go from 0 to 100 mph in 1.2 seconds and will also power the Crew Dragon's emergency launch escape system. Produced by Jacqui Frank Follow BI Video ...

(The pointed "launch escape system" is a rocket that the astronauts would use in case something went wrong during launch. It was discarded 19 minutes after lift off.) Here's a good look at the ...

The SuperDraco is a "launch escape system," or a system used to separate the crew capsule from the main rocket blasting them up to space if something goes wrong (like an explosion) during launch ...

And back shut down. Dragon SpaceX nominal orbit insertion. These guppies. Launch escape system disarmed. Dragon separation confirmed. So. That's Dragon SpaceX, Chief Engineer on Countdown one.

the escape system will quickly eject the capsule from the rocket, keeping the capsule (and eventual humans inside) safe from harm. Here's an animation of what the unmanned launch will look like ...

In 2022, it experienced an engine failure a minute after liftoff. With no humans on board, the launch escape system activated, allowing the capsule to safely return to Earth. This landing also ...

India took another step forward with its human spaceflight program, as ISRO tested the crew escape system for its crew capsule in an emergency pad abort situation. The test lasted about 220 ...