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SpaceX Aborts T-Day Launch; next try Monday?
on 12/1/2013, Snidely posted:
This on the SpaceX Facebook page: "LAUNCH UPDATE: Thursday's abort was caused by oxygen in the ground side igniter fluid (TEA-TEB). Rocket engines are healthy, but cleaning turbopump gas generators will take another day. Earliest possible launch attempt is Monday evening." The SpaceX website has essentially the same information. The SES web site still has the announcment from the original scrub: "Cape Canaveral, Florida - November 26th, 2013 – SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and SpaceX announce that the Falcon 9 mission to launch the SES-8 satellite is delayed to November 28. SpaceX observed unexpected readings with the first stage liquid oxygen system and is taking corrective action. The launch vehicle and satellite have been secured and SES and SpaceX are looking forward to the next launch opportunity on Thursday at 5:38 p.m. Eastern time (23.38 CET)." See more at: http://www.ses.com/4233325/news/2013/16399942#sthash.1PDRQ1uV.dpuf" (Ha. Meant to send this to .policy. Sorry, history buffs.) /dps -- Killing a mouse was hardly a Nobel Prize-worthy exercise, and Lawrence went apopleptic when he learned a lousy rodent had peed away all his precious heavy water. _The Disappearing Spoon_, Sam Kean |
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SpaceX Aborts T-Day Launch; next try Monday?
Now moved back to Tuesday, Dec. 3.
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SpaceX Aborts T-Day Launch; next try Monday?
David Spain is guilty of
as of 12/2/2013 8:22:17 AM Now moved back to Tuesday, Dec. 3. Middle of the afternoon for me. Some of our East Coasters should have a nice streak in the dark sky ... I wonder how far it's going to be visible. /dps -- "I am not given to exaggeration, and when I say a thing I mean it" _Roughing It_, Mark Twain |
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