SpaceX rockets and launches

[weltweit]

I gave up waiting and ate, I had it on my mobile in case they suddenly launched but it didn't happen.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Back on the countdown now

Where are you getting a countdown?

 

[Limejuice]

Planned for 20:14, I believe.

ETA: the NasaSpaceflight site is showing a countdown clock. 22 minutes from now.

 

[Crispy]

Where are you getting a countdown?

No numbers, but the vehicle is venting now, which means fuelling is underway. ~20m left now

 

[weltweit]

Where are you getting a countdown?

On the NSF video one page back.

 

[Limejuice]

10 minutes now.

 

[weltweit]

It sure is venting now ..

 

[Maggot]

Just before the Palace game. Good timing.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

SpaceX stream has appeared on Youtube so we're close

 

[Crispy]

 

[Crispy]

2m

 

[cybershot]

that went well

 

[Crispy]

Abort. Booooooooooo

 

[Limejuice]

Abort at 0.1 seconds.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Bugger

 

[weltweit]

Well, that was a bit of a shame ..

 

[Callie]

Can you really abort if you have done a bit of a kaboom?

 

[Limejuice]

They're going to see if they can recycle the launch. The window lasts until midnight.

Sigh.

 

[weltweit]

The video is saying it was aborted 0.1 seconds before clamp release and lift off.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Trying again in a couple of hours.

 

[weltweit]

Trying again in a couple of hours.

Did they explain the cause of the abort?

 

[Crispy]

Did they explain the cause of the abort?

Thrust was too high and tripped a (conservatively set) abort limit. They're going to raise the thrust limit, retank and try again. ~22:30 UK time

 

[sleaterkinney]

All that wait and pfft.

 

[Crispy]

Refuelling underway

 

[cybershot]

ETA for launch?

 

[Raheem]

11 mins now

 

[Raheem]

21 minutes now. Weird countdown...

 

[cybershot]

Urgh, need to go bed, lol.

 

[a_chap]

It definitely needs the drama of a proper countdown.

 

[Crispy]

SpaceX is live again. 1 minute