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		By: Dick Eagleson		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dick Eagleson]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[Danny,

No.  The Dragon 1 does not have in-flight abort capability and cannot be retrofitted to do so.  The Dragon 2 will have in-flight abort capability.  That will apply whether it is carrying crew or doing an all-freight run by the way.

The Dragon 1&#039;s software, however, was modified after the CRS-7 accident to deploy chutes if it finds itself intact and falling before getting to  orbit.  The CRS-7 Dragon survived the in-flight breakup of the booster&#039;s 2nd stage and could have survived if it had deployed its chutes.  But that particular scenario had not been allowed for in its control software.  Now it is.

I believe SpaceX intends to reuse its existing stock of flight-proven Dragon 1&#039;s by refurbishing them, as needed, until Dragon 2 enters service - initially for crew transfer and, at some point soon thereafter, in an all-freight version.  The refurbed Dragon 1&#039;s may continue in service beyond Dragon 2&#039;s entry into service also if NASA or some other customer needs their abilities.  But no more Dragon 1&#039;s will be built after SpaceX converts the production line over to exclusively Dragon 2 output.  Retired Dragon 1&#039;s will probably all wind up in museums eventually.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Danny,</p>
<p>No.  The Dragon 1 does not have in-flight abort capability and cannot be retrofitted to do so.  The Dragon 2 will have in-flight abort capability.  That will apply whether it is carrying crew or doing an all-freight run by the way.</p>
<p>The Dragon 1&#8217;s software, however, was modified after the CRS-7 accident to deploy chutes if it finds itself intact and falling before getting to  orbit.  The CRS-7 Dragon survived the in-flight breakup of the booster&#8217;s 2nd stage and could have survived if it had deployed its chutes.  But that particular scenario had not been allowed for in its control software.  Now it is.</p>
<p>I believe SpaceX intends to reuse its existing stock of flight-proven Dragon 1&#8217;s by refurbishing them, as needed, until Dragon 2 enters service &#8211; initially for crew transfer and, at some point soon thereafter, in an all-freight version.  The refurbed Dragon 1&#8217;s may continue in service beyond Dragon 2&#8217;s entry into service also if NASA or some other customer needs their abilities.  But no more Dragon 1&#8217;s will be built after SpaceX converts the production line over to exclusively Dragon 2 output.  Retired Dragon 1&#8217;s will probably all wind up in museums eventually.</p>
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		By: Danny D. Daniels		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 00:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Did the last flight of the Dragon spacecraft (CRS-11) to the ISS have in flight abort capabilities?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did the last flight of the Dragon spacecraft (CRS-11) to the ISS have in flight abort capabilities?</p>
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