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SpaceX's Fourth Launch Attempt RSN

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the houston-we-have-a-boredom dept.

jcgam69 writes "SpaceX's Falcon 1 is on the pad in the South Pacific Kwajalein Atoll ready for its fourth launch attempt, according to a blog post over the weekend from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The countdown is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 23, between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. PDT, though the launch window will extend through Thursday if need be."

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  1. Not Today... by crymeph0 · · Score: 5, Informative

    From an email I received this morning from the SpaceX news mailing list:

    The static fire took place on Saturday [20 Sep 2008, CA time], as expected, and no major issues came up. However, after a detailed analysis of data, we decided to replace a component in the 2nd stage engine LOX supply line. There is a good chance we would be ok flying as is, but we are being extremely cautious.

    This adds a few extra days to the schedule, so the updated launch window estimate is now Sept 28th through Oct 1st [CA time].

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  2. Those trees look mighty close... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    So do all those very combustible looking trees fold over at launch like those ones in Thunderbirds?

  3. Re:Let me know when they get one up by Free+the+Cowards · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I couldn't disagree more. I'm interested enough that I might watch it live, but would never hear about it anywhere else. Please post to Slashdot a few hours before they launch!

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  4. Saturday, with luck by Geoffrey.landis · · Score: 4, Informative
    Space.com says launch on Saturday at the earliest ( Sept. 28 )

    Good luck to them! Space-X has already won the stick-to-it award for persistence-- now let's hope they win the "great-success-after-hard-work" award.

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  5. We Look For People To Make It Go by DynaSoar · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Not relevant to TFA, but to the /. crowd:

    Unix/Linux admin and software engineer positions open at the L.A. facility. https://spacex.com/careers.php

    The subject line is a ripoff of a ST:TNG episode. I'm not with SpaceX. I'm still trying.

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