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Crew Access Arm Retracted
The crew access arm has retracted, and the Dragon spacecraft’s launch escape system will be armed momentarily. This system allows NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 crew members to escape safely in the unlikely event of an anomaly from the moment the system is armed until the time they reach orbit – a timespan of roughly 12 minutes. […]— NASA
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