After months of anticipation, SpaceX's new crew-worthy spacecraft, Crew Dragon, reached its last major milestone in a years-long testing program. The … NASA 225,068 views SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft Takes Flight During Pad Abort Test at Cape Canaveral - Duration: 2:41. The Crew Dragon should be ejected away from the rocket by its thrusters which will fire for 10 seconds and move the capsule to a safe distance, from where it … The Crew Dragon spacecraft arrives at Port Canaveral on Jan. 19, 2020, after SpaceX’s in-flight abort test. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now Crew Dragon lifts off for the first time on Demo-1, March 2019. The in-flight abort test is designed to mimic a real launch but with an important difference: SpaceX triggered Crew Dragon's emergency escape system during the most intense part of the launch. Elon Musk said an abort test of SpaceX's new Crew Dragon spaceship was "picture perfect" and brings the company a step closer to launching astronauts. SpaceX performed a successful static-fire test Jan. 11 of the Falcon 9 booster that will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on a test of its abort system.