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Hold Hold Hold Abort :(

• jacquesm 12y ago
  Too bad... but a lot better than losing a rocket.
  • agildehaus 12y ago
    The one second launch window made any hold an abort :(
    • jacquesm 12y ago
      Why was the launch window that short? Matching trajectory with ISS?
      • lutorm 12y ago
        Yeah. Given that the ISS passes overhead at ~7km/s, a little delay in launch time would mean a lot of catching up to do.
  • anvandare 12y ago
    I agree. Unlike Kerbals, we are wary of potentially catastrophic outcomes. :) Ah well, next attempt on Friday!
• WestCoastJustin 12y ago
  Aborted due to issue with stage two. Next launch attempt might be Jan 9th at the earliest. Via webcast for anyone who missed it.
  • trothamel 12y ago
    The issue was apparently drift in the actuators that positioned the second stage engine.
    • AliCollins 12y ago
      Where did you get this information from?
      • trothamel 12y ago
        Both the nasaspaceflight.com forum and the Nasa TV webcast.
      • spacefight 12y ago
        "During the terminal count engineers observed drift on one of the two thrust vector actuators on the second stage that would likely have caused an automatic abort. Engineers called a hold in order to take a closer look. SpaceX is scrubbed for today and we are now targeting launch on Jan. 9th at 5:09am ET."
• deleted 12y ago
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  • AliCollins 12y ago
    Will be waiting..!!