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  • Wrench N RocketsWrench N Rockets Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Remind me never to move to the Martial islands and expect good internet.

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  • kaleeditykaleedity Sometimes science is more art than science Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    shutdown condition reached, launch aborted

    basically it might not attempt to launch today

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Man. Launch abort automatically triggered.

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  • Wrench N RocketsWrench N Rockets Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    held at 6 seconds.

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    They tell us that it's an automatic feature to prevent disaster.

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  • Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Something tells me there shouldn't be a cloud of smoke coming out of the side of the rocket.

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    They say:
    It looks as if we may have experienced a shutdown condition just after ignition. In these situations the vehicle puts itself into “safe mode”. There may be the chance to “recycle” the count and try again.

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  • RinderRinder Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Storm is moving in. Hope I don't lose power. Would suck to miss this.

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Cloudman wrote: »
    Something tells me there shouldn't be a cloud of smoke coming out of the side of the rocket.

    It's a vent, it's supposed to be that way and has been like that for hours.

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  • Josiah_9Josiah_9 Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I hope we can watch this.

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I want to see an explosion damnit

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  • Wrench N RocketsWrench N Rockets Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Stream not found.

    Island blew up.

    Edit: it's back

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    oh, it appears that right before the launch, Ben turned the wheel and Cape Canaveral vanished.

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  • Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Oh, well now my face is red.

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    No word yet on cause, or if they have enough time to recycle the count before weather moves in or they miss the explosion window.

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  • SwissLionSwissLion We are beside ourselves! Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I heard they were able to recycle an earlier launch in around an hour? That true?

    Even if it is this is a more complex launch so it may not be any kind of indicator.

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    SwissLion wrote: »
    I heard they were able to recycle an earlier launch in around an hour? That true?

    Even if it is this is a more complex launch so it may not be any kind of indicator.

    They can try, depending on when the auto-shutdown happened. I think it's more an issue of if they have enough time today.

    However, it seems that the clock has been set back to t-15 minutes.

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    More importantly, this is the longest a SpaceX rocket has ever made it without exploding.

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  • Josiah_9Josiah_9 Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    NotACrook wrote: »
    More importantly, this is the longest a SpaceX rocket has ever made it without exploding.

    I understand that is an important design quality.

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  • cadmunkycadmunky One hand on the bottle, The other a shaking fist.Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    spaceX! my mortal enemies!

    well, not really. we were in a bidding war with them for the COTS program, but proposals are still out. our answer to the medium-class lift vehicle is the taurus II, which is almost neck-and-neck in development with falcon 9.

    these are exciting times! i hope they get another window soon.

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  • RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    hooray for no explosion!

    boo for no launch!

    Call it a draw I guess.

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    cadmunky wrote: »
    spaceX! my mortal enemies!

    well, not really. we were in a bidding war with them for the COTS program, but proposals are still out. our answer to the medium-class lift vehicle is the taurus II, which is almost neck-and-neck in development with falcon 9.

    these are exciting times! i hope they get another window soon.

    To be honest, cad, I'm rooting for you guys because you use wallops, right?

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  • World as MythWorld as Myth a breezy way to annoy serious people Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    for those of you that didn't hear it just now, they're going to attempt another launch

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    WaM, I was hoping you heard it because the stream buffered out for me while he was saying it.

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  • World as MythWorld as Myth a breezy way to annoy serious people Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    yeah, he just said that they have more time inside the launch window for another attempt and that mission control will update with a new T- shortly

    edit: which is precisely what the text updates now say.

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    dangit, wish I was home already to watch the live feed

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  • 101101 Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    NotACrook wrote: »
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdwOlk6HIVc

    :^: :^:

    This is some good stuff

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  • cadmunkycadmunky One hand on the bottle, The other a shaking fist.Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    NotACrook wrote: »
    cadmunky wrote: »
    spaceX! my mortal enemies!

    well, not really. we were in a bidding war with them for the COTS program, but proposals are still out. our answer to the medium-class lift vehicle is the taurus II, which is almost neck-and-neck in development with falcon 9.

    these are exciting times! i hope they get another window soon.

    To be honest, cad, I'm rooting for you guys because you use wallops, right?

    that is correct! right in our own backyard!

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    cadmunky wrote: »
    NotACrook wrote: »
    cadmunky wrote: »
    spaceX! my mortal enemies!

    well, not really. we were in a bidding war with them for the COTS program, but proposals are still out. our answer to the medium-class lift vehicle is the taurus II, which is almost neck-and-neck in development with falcon 9.

    these are exciting times! i hope they get another window soon.

    To be honest, cad, I'm rooting for you guys because you use wallops, right?

    that is correct! right in our own backyard!

    Your rocket is prettier too.

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Miles O Brien says:

    Falcon 9 SpaceX aiming for 2:45pm EDT/1645 GMT - after abort.

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  • cadmunkycadmunky One hand on the bottle, The other a shaking fist.Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    NotACrook wrote: »
    cadmunky wrote: »
    NotACrook wrote: »
    cadmunky wrote: »
    spaceX! my mortal enemies!

    well, not really. we were in a bidding war with them for the COTS program, but proposals are still out. our answer to the medium-class lift vehicle is the taurus II, which is almost neck-and-neck in development with falcon 9.

    these are exciting times! i hope they get another window soon.

    To be honest, cad, I'm rooting for you guys because you use wallops, right?

    that is correct! right in our own backyard!

    Your rocket is prettier too.

    yeah, that bulbous payload fairing on the falcon makes me confused and flustered.

    y'know, in my pants.

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  • XyyzXyyz Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    So are they going to shoot this motherfucker into space today or not?

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  • World as MythWorld as Myth a breezy way to annoy serious people Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    woohoo countdown resumed!

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  • kaleeditykaleedity Sometimes science is more art than science Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    timer once again ticking

    about t-14:10 now

    godddammit

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  • XyyzXyyz Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Here we go.

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  • World as MythWorld as Myth a breezy way to annoy serious people Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    suck it, comrade

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  • MagicPrimeMagicPrime FiresideWizard Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    TIMER IS TICKING!

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  • XyyzXyyz Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I bet seven whelks on a successful launch!

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  • MagicPrimeMagicPrime FiresideWizard Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I bet seven wharks on an explosion!
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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    well I'll be damned, work didn't block this feed

    woohoo!

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