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Can anyone explain what happened?

• dps 13y ago
  commentator said that the flight computer canceled launch because the readings from the 9 merlin engines were "not nominal"
• revelation 13y ago
  At T+0, the flight computer ignites the engines, but the vehicle doesn't liftoff yet. Instead, it is held down for two seconds while the flight computer verifies that all engines are working correctly (to prevent blowing up both the vehicle and everything in its surroundings). It seems that the checks failed here and the flight computer aborted launch at T+00:01.
  • jrockway 13y ago
    if enginesOperational { // TODO(rocketman): Remove this before the actual launch panic("bail out for testing") }
    • toomuchtodo 13y ago
      I imagined this in William Shatner's voice.
      • revelation 13y ago
        Then you will probably enjoy this exchange: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/406211326282055681 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/406211326282055681
        • toomuchtodo 13y ago
          Brilliant!