If you are watching the launch of Falcon 1 tonight, we hope you weren't hoping for a prudent launch. After a number of delays, the spacecraft finally ticked down to T-0.5s before it was aborted. Apparently "1 of the 190 parameters is out of bounds." Not to worry though, this is apparently common practice for the Falcon which is in it's third launch and had similar problems during its second outing. Given that, we don't have to worry about the vehicle, and the latest update says the should be able to launch sometime tonight. Whether we get to see it or not, however, depends solely on whether or not the user friendly Mac OSX based web feed decides to stop acting like a emotional teenager. Tch tch.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Falcon 1 Launch Delayed, Mac Can't Take Ups and Downs. Goes out for a drink instead.
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If you are watching the launch of Falcon 1 tonight, we hope you weren't hoping for a prudent launch. After a number of delays, the spacecraft finally ticked down to T-0.5s before it was aborted. Apparently "1 of the 190 parameters is out of bounds." Not to worry though, this is apparently common practice for the Falcon which is in it's third launch and had similar problems during its second outing. Given that, we don't have to worry about the vehicle, and the latest update says the should be able to launch sometime tonight. Whether we get to see it or not, however, depends solely on whether or not the user friendly Mac OSX based web feed decides to stop acting like a emotional teenager. Tch tch.
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