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tactlessnutter t1_iwks14l wrote

Reply to comment by ThirtyMileSniper in Is it really safe for humans to land inside a starship? by football_enjoyer

Dragon does have an abort system. The difference between Dragon and Starship is that the latter is supposed to fly frequently. They intend to fly several uncrewed missions before putting humans on it.

They never abandoned a Starship abort system because it has never had one.

Even if it were possible for SpaceX to launch from China (it isn't), they are still a US-based company.

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ThirtyMileSniper t1_iwks9dt wrote

I apologize about the confusion, I wasn't refering to abandoning an escape system on starship, I was asking if the dragon capsule had been abandoned.

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Sweet_Example_7248 t1_iwkt76q wrote

I think the Dragon Capsule is still used for supply missions to the ISS, as well as for ferrying the astronauts.

Starship and Dragon were designed for totally different purposes.

The former for interplanetary travel and expansion, the latter for orbital supply missions.

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