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NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins, left, speaks during a briefing at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the uncrewed In-Flight Abort Test on Jan. 19, 2020. Beside Hopkins is NASA astronaut Victor Glover. During the flight test, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft lifted off from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A and began a planned launch-abort sequence demonstrating the spacecraft’s escape capabilities. The Crew Dragon splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean as expected. The In-Flight Abort Test is a critical milestone in preparation for crewed flights to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.