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Sunday, February 09, 2020

REMINDER: Launch At Wallops This Evening

Liftoff is on schedule for 5:39 p.m. on Feb. 9

 

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mission scrubbed a lot of air traffic in the area.

Anonymous said...

Another abort. Pathetic

Anonymous said...

Yet another abort.

Anonymous said...

Why "pathetic"? Do you have any understanding as to what goes into a launch of this magnitude?

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the link. Wish it had gone up. Really interesting.

Anonymous said...

Alot of air traffic? It was a scheduled launch? Air traffic is controlled!?

Anonymous said...

Shoot the stuff out of the air, they know better than to be in the flight path.

Anonymous said...

They must have used the Iowa Caucus App

Anonymous said...

5:47. Nothing to do with air traffic. 6:05. What would be pathetic is launching in sub optimal conditions.

Anonymous said...

606, nobody is perfect 100% of the time and neither is all manmade systems. Launching a rocket REQUIRES both to happen at the same time to assure success. I'll take 5 scrubs to make a perfect launch before an explosion costing millions on the first try any day, or next week. Patience is a virtue you may be needing...

Anonymous said...

As I understood from launch control in real time, a secondary onboard telemetry transmitter malfunctioned. They could have launched with a waiver and evidently had a delay and pissing match over waiver issuance. The Launch window closed and a team member called abort.

Anonymous said...

804, I guarantee 605 has no clue. He's merely engaging in the national pastime of perpetual indignation.

Anonymous said...

Jobs should be booming on the eastern shore. Apparently this area is packed full of experts in every field, depending on what story you read. Lol

Anonymous said...

Rescheduled for the 13th at 4:06 P.M. If weather permits.

Anonymous said...

Incorrect 5:47, it was an electronic issue with ground control

Anonymous said...

Keep reading to learn more 836

Anonymous said...

Thanks 9:02

Anonymous said...

They got a BAD track record on Launches !!! Must be ran by
Democrats like Iowa !!!! Alot of folks went there for Nothing

Anonymous said...

Yes 1:42 I drove down there for nothing....I try to make a habit of doing things like that. Come on the man hours and technology that is required to pull this off are mind blowing...nothing is perfect. You make it sound like they sold tickets and cancelled on purpose. Better to scratch when they are getting the wrong data from a sensor then jeopardize anyone's safety don't you think?