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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. Re:technical problems != technicalities by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Liquid rockets can usually be shut down. Many can be throttled and even be restarted too.

  2. Re:Agreed...mostly... by Gripp · · Score: 5, Informative

    you honestly think NASA used zero fault detection?? they had triple redundancy of nearly every system for god's sake! I for one see a pressure sensor/valve as nothing impressive. I can't imagine that such technology hasn't been employed in the space program since day one.

    As for TFA - the media makes me bitter. Something that was intended for the good of the public has become vastly more of a harm. While I am of the opinion that the transition from public to private space programs should have been accomplished more organically, privatizing it overall is a good thing. And smear campaigns by the media is only helping to setback our nation - as funding and public opinion are often closely related.