New Falcon 9 Booster Launch w/Satellite Deployment - 5:45 PM Eastern

[Flyn]

In around 15 mins. Space X is going to launch a satellite using its new Falcon 9 Block 5 booster. The booster is an improvement in terms of reliability and reusability.

Launch will be at around 5:45 PM Eastern or 4:45 Central by most of you guys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYJWeK-kVB0

Click to read more...

 

[Flyn]

3 Mins...

 

[Flyn]

ABORT! There's a hold at 58 seconds. Space X checking the reason now.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Oh snap

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Looks crooked

 

[Flyn]

Control was switched over to the spaceship computer at 1 min. and it immediately shut the launch down. Space X techs are going over the telemetry trying to find out what the problem is. If they don't launch today, they will try again tomorrow.

 

[Flyn]

Mission scrubbed for today. Tomorrow is the do over.

 

[Flyn]

I watched the replay of today's launch after I got home. Here it is. You can fast forward through the boring parts.

Bangabandhu Satellite-1 Mission | SpaceX

 

[MrDragster1970]

.

Just watched, it was frigging awesome, even with the bad video, I LOVE that stuff!!!!


.