SpaceX launches and then destroys a rocket in successful test - www.dailymail.co.uk

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...Elon Musk's SpaceX completed a vital launch on Sunday in their mission to fly NASA astronauts to space, by successfully launching an emergency abort system test above Cape Canaveral and into the Atlantic Ocean.

...NASA's commercial crew program manager said the launch abort test was 'our last open milestone' before sending astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken to the International Space Station.

...Crew member's excitement comes one day after SpaceX was forced to cancel the launch abort test due to strong winds and rough seas.

...'Standing down from today's in-flight Crew Dragon launch escape test attempt due to sustained winds and rough seas in the recovery area.

...Now targeting Sunday, January 19, with a six-hour test window opening at 8:00 a.m. EST, 13:00 UTC,' SpaceX wrote on Twitter.

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