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Falcon 9 Launch Aborted At Last Minute

Posted by Unknown on from the timothy-camping-on-launchpad dept.

ClockEndGooner writes "Sadly, SpaceX had to abort its launch of the Falcon 9 to the International Space Station this morning due to higher than expected pressure levels in one of its engine chambers. NASA and SpaceX have another launch window scheduled for early next week." Probably better than an engine failing during launch; hopefully everything is worked out for Tuesday.

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  1. Last minute pullout by arcite · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess it's better than blowing up!

    1. Re:Last minute pullout by jhoegl · · Score: 3, Funny

      I dont know why they would do this.. I mean, certain groups are against aborting and require you jam a rod up the hole for an education on why abortion is bad.
      I, for one, thinking aborting to save a life is the right choice, but others think aborting should be left to "god".

      Wait... what are we talking about?