SpaceX Falcon 9 Flight 1 Launch, June 4, 2010

[Boris_Badenov]

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& now it reset back to T-15. ???

 

[MeteorWayne]

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Hmm, apparently so!
The announcer acknowledged the reset to 27:30, no comment yet on it being back to T-15:00.

 

[Boris_Badenov]

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NSF says launch will be at 1pm local time.

 

[Boris_Badenov]

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Now they say the "Range is Red" meaning no go.

 

[robotical]

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Boris - where are you getting this? I have the video feed on and the announcer has not said anything.

 

[Boris_Badenov]

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NASA Spaceflight.

 

[robotical]

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Thanks, I think the announcer fell asleep.

 

[Boris_Badenov]

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Word is there is a boat in the no sail zone. Idiots. They should launch right over em.

 

[robotical]

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A shore to sea missile would straighten them out. grrr...

 

[Boris_Badenov]

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A shore to sea missile would straight them out. grrr...

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[phaze]

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Is this part of the Gaza floatilla?

 

[robotical]

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Come on, launch, so I can actually get some work done.

 

[docm]

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Chopper dispatched: there's a sailboat in the exclusion zone :roll:

 

[robotical]

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Yay count resumed.

 

[vattas]

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Countdown resumed at T-15

 

[docm]

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CLEAR!!

T-00:12:20 and counting.

 

[MeteorWayne]

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Countdown clock is running, about T-10:00

FOX, CNN and MSNBC may cover it live.

 

[aaron38]

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Damn, I lost the feed from SpaceX. Does anyone else have it? It won't connect.

 

[JeffreyNYA]

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Still have it but it buffering constantly.

 

[robotical]

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http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/001/status.html

 

[alpha_centauri]

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Still have it but it buffering constantly.

The player is set automatically to high quality, reduce it to low quality and it should be fine.

 

[docm]

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FOX News is covering the launch

Abort/hold at 10 seconds

Recycling the count

 

[MeteorWayne]

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Aborted at ~ T-0:02, before main engine ignition.

The idiot on CNN (John Zerella{sp?}) said that there's now no chance they will launch today. It's patently obvious he has NO idea what he's talking about...

MW

 

[docm]

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He's just used to NASA taking at least a day just to squeegee the windows

 

[MeteorWayne]

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Just FYI, for me, CNN feed was a few seconds ahead of the webcast, FOX a few seconds behind.

As we understand, the parameters are set really tight for the first attempt, so an abort is almost likely. Once they diagnose, they may adjust them.

Also, as we know (unlike CNN's ignoramus), even if the engines ignite and shut down, they can still launch the same day.

Science (and spaceflight) reporting in the MSM is now worthless :shock: