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SpaceX Crew Dragon Has Test Mishap RUSS NILES SpaceX suffered a setback in its manned program when one of its Crew Dragon capsules experienced “an anomaly” on a test stand at Cape Canaveral on Saturday. The nature of the incident was not immediately released but a cloud of orange smoke was reported rising over the SpaceX facilities at the Cape. There were no injuries. The incident occurred during tests of the capsule abort thrusters. “The initial tests completed successfully but the final test resulted in an anomaly on the test stand,” the company said in a statement. SpaceX launched an unmanned Crew Dragon to the International Space Station earlier this year and the current schedule calls for astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to ride the capsule in a test flight in July, although it's been reported the manned test will likely be pushed to the fall. It’s not clear whether Saturday’s incident will affect the manned test schedule. “NASA has been notified about the results of the SpaceX Static Fire Test and the anomaly that occurred during the final test,” its administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a tweet. “This is why we test. We will learn, make the necessary adjustments and safely move forward with our Commercial Crew Program.” Accident Claims SpaceX Dragon Abort Test Capsule Apr 21, 2019Irene Klotz | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report Accident Claims SpaceX Dragon Abort Test Capsule A test of the abort thrusters on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule ended in a fireball at Cape Canaveral AFS on April 20, sidetracking the company’s plans to use the capsule for an in-flight abort test this summer. The capsule involved in the accident had returned from a six-day unmanned trial run to the International Space Station (ISS) last month.