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So capable NASA didn't dare test the "capability", sure.
Aside of the first ever launchers, nobody did ever really test an abort by launching the full system. It had always been subsystem tests.
The only really critical maneuver is dropping the ET at the dynamic pressure limit for separation - the rest is actually done already in flight or feature for other aborts (like the ability to fly at 50° AOA)