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Executive: SpaceX Astronaut Mission Looking 'Increasingly Difficult' in 2019

Reuters

   CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - As Elon Musk's SpaceX closes in on the
   possible cause of a fiery explosion in April that destroyed one of its
   astronaut capsules, a company executive said on Monday its plan to
   launch humans into space this year looked "increasingly difficult."

   One of the space company's Crew Dragon capsules exploded on a test
   stand at a Florida Air Force station moments before firing eight
   emergency abort thrusters designed to propel an on-board crew to safety
   in the event of a failure.

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