[messierhunter]

Too bad no one here bothered to post the overlay of the pad abort test showing what would actually happen in that scenario. By the time they start loading fuel, they'll already be strapped in and the abort system will be armed. The pad support crews will already be away from the pad.



And oh yeah, unlike the Boeing Starliner abort system, this one actually works as designed.

[TalonDJ]

Yeah I mentioned that in post 19. I also pointed out that “but the people survived the explosion” does not make a launch into a success.

“And oh yeah, unlike the Boeing Starliner abort system, this one actually works as designed.”

Well if you read the details on the Starliner’s abort engine failure you will see that it did ignite and run the full duration. So it would have saved the crew. And it was an engine test not a full up abort system test. Finding issues is why they do tests. The SpaceX rocket that blew up was not a test. It was fully operational mission. Thank goodness the defect showed itself before they put a crew on one.