Crew Access Arm Retracted
The crew access arm retracts from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 launch.
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The crew access arm has retracted, and the Dragon spacecraft’s launch escape system will be armed momentarily. This will allow NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew members to escape safely in the unlikely event of an anomaly from the moment the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off until the time they reach orbit – a timespan of roughly 12 minutes.
Propellant loading is expected to begin shortly thereafter.
