SpaceX will launch it's first geo satellite Tue 3rd Dec

[hugix]

At +2 seconds!

[oggylt]

http://nooooooooooooooo.com/

aw..

[fatfluffycat]

did it blow up?

[Zuni]

Mission aborted due to liftoff failure. I was looking forward to the explosions.

[Latcarf]

Dang. I was pumped.

[Godot]

did it blow up?

Rather a Dud ... t + 00:00:02 and nothing started ... rocket just stands there

[Albert VDS]

Launch computer shutdown the engines because of an anomaly?

This is nerve wrecking. :i

[ANWRocketMan]

How often do they have such aborts? First time I actually get to watch a live launch...

[m_robber]

Ah well. Usually when something goes wrong for me 2 seconds after ignition, it ends with a large explosion. I suppose this is better, albeit not quite as dramatic.

[fatfluffycat]

maybe theres still a chance it will blow up?

[m_robber]

How long was the launch window? About an hour?

[goldenpeach]

Not the good launch for a first time

I don't really know(it's my fourth launch(not including the one of thursday,even if it wasn't a launch)) but I can tell you that's the first time I see a launch aborted(after engine ignition, it's the second abort if I include tuesday "launch").

[ANWRocketMan]

I like SpaceX's safety systems though. It is pretty impressive to have an abort after engine ignition.

[Roxette]

It started to fire but went nowhere, I guess they put the launch clamps into the wrong stage, happens to me all the time ;_;

[Albert VDS]

Other rockets would have already crashed and burned, indeed a great safety feature to have.

[Latcarf]

Yeah, me and my friends had a discussion about how awesome it is when unmanned rockets explode. I mean, it sucks for science and for the companies and individuals that lose all of their hard work, but they're super awesome to watch afterwards.

[goldenpeach]

Why did the clock went back to +1?

[ANWRocketMan]

No idea...

EDIT: Are they venting the oxidiser? In that case we probably won't see a launch tonight...

[The Destroyer]

They're checking stuff, should launch eventually?

[minimuffin]

I am watching it now, but I doubt it will still launch tonight.

Edit; Oh wait, they are thinking about relaunching. To clarify, I mean later this evening. Edit 2; I think they are refilling the tank! And attempting again!

Edited November 28, 2013 by minimuffin

[bigdad84]

Launch is on hold until they determine the problem. If a minor problem, launch can be within the hour before the window closes.

[magnemoe]

It started to fire but went nowhere, I guess they put the launch clamps into the wrong stage, happens to me all the time ;_;

yes it is an common bug, however it actually works a bit like in ksp, you fire up the engines and throttle them to max then release the clamps.

It let them check if the engines burn properly, any problems and it shuts down.

[goldenpeach]

They pressed "revert to launch"

(I had to say it!)

[Albert VDS]

Let's hope there's no problem with one of the engines, if it is then I doubt we'll have a launch today.

Again, better a scrub than a fireball.

[Sun]

Now holding at T-13:00