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The launch abort was automated, so heads didn't need to be cool. I'm not sure if that makes it more reassuring or less.
by pjscott 12y ago
The launch abort was automated, so heads didn't need to be cool. I'm not sure if that makes it more reassuring or less.
- gameshot911 12y agoThe abort would have been automatically triggered had they not manually initiated it.
- ceejayoz 12y agoMy understanding is that while the abort was automated, it was triggered because the engineers manually held the countdown and the launch window was only one second. Humans set the automatic limits, anyways.
- HodCarrier 12y agoIt wasn't automated. It was an operator calling hold.