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In the Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site auditorium, agency and industry leaders speak to media at a pretest news conference prior to the SpaceX pad abort test of the Crew Dragon spacecraft. From left are: Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX vice president of Mission Assurance, and Jon Cowart, partner manager for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX will perform the test under its Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) agreement with NASA, and will use the data gathered during the development flight as it continues on the path to certification.