SpaceX Rolls out and Raises Falcon 9 for Test Fire of Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test, KSC Launch Reset to Jan 18: Photos

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort (IFA) test is raised at pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida on Jan. 9, 2020 ahead of a planned static test engine firing – minus the Crew Dragon capsule. IFA launch is NET Jan. 18, 2020. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com

9 Jan 2020

Ken Kremer -- For  SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM 

MERRITT ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CAPE CANAVERAL, FL –  Overnight Wednesday SpaceX technicians rolled out and raised a modified Falcon 9 rocket this morning, Thursday, Jan 9 slated for the Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test (IFA) at Launch Complex-39A to prepare for a critical static fire engine test in the coming days ahead of a truly monumental upcoming launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida – now postposed to Jan. 18. 

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