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2020-01-19 Science & Technology

SpaceX is gearing up to destroy one of its own rockets on Sunday to test a crucial emergency abort system on an unmanned astronaut capsule

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#1 Even if the waves settle, we are forecast for a 20,000 ft ceiling currently and the action will all be at 60,000 ft.

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#2 10:30 EST - live stream

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#3 Chutes successfully deployed

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