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Old 04-30-2012, 12:28 PM   #1
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Thought this deserved it's own thread, but also placed in Aviation thread.

PSA: Space X streaming test-firing of Falcon 9 at 2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT

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SPACEX TO WEBCAST STATIC FIRE FOR UPCOMING MISSION ON MONDAY

Mission Would Make SpaceX the First Commercial Company to Attempt to Send a Spacecraft to the International Space Station

Hawthorne, CA – On Monday, April 30, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will webcast a static fire test of the Falcon 9 rocket's nine powerful Merlin engines in preparation for the company's upcoming launch.

The webcast, available at spacex.com, is set to begin at 2:30 PM ET/ 11:30 AM PT, with the actual static fire targeted for 3:00 PM ET/ 12:00 PM PT.
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Today, Monday, April 30, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will webcast a static fire test of the Falcon 9 rocket’s nine powerful Merlin engines in preparation for the company’ss upcoming launch. The webcast will be accessible by clicking the home page banner on spacex.com beginning at 11:30 AM PT /2:30 PM ET, with the actual static fire targeted for 12:00 PM PT /3:00 PM ET.
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Stream link, thanks to FlashWalken: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/142499/events/849384

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Old 04-30-2012, 12:32 PM   #2
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T-Minus 28 minutes and counting!

Neato!
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Did the webcast load for you? I've got nada.
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i got it to load
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Did the webcast load for you? I've got nada.
Yep, watching now.

Try Chrome.
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Old 04-30-2012, 12:45 PM   #6
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Clicking on the SpaceX banner does nothing! Boooo. How'd you guys get it to load? I've tried IE and Chrome.
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Clicking on the SpaceX banner does nothing! Boooo. How'd you guys get it to load? I've tried IE and Chrome.
Try this link: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/142499/events/849384
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Thanks, that worked. Updated first post with stream link.
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paused.. 47 secs?
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Whoops, looks like someone tripped over an extension cord.
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dammit

launch already
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suppose they figure it's better to doublecheck things than have it blow up on the launchpad.
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paused.. 47 secs?
All the "10 dot" steps sound like part of an abort process and that something wasn't quite right.
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I blame it on the birds.
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Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrinnnnnnnnnnnn nnnnggggggggggggggggggg!
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Reviewing data and clock set back to T-00:13:00.
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Ok who hired the N. Korean rocket tech?
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@elonmusk - Flight Computer aborted rocket hold down firing. Anomaly addressed. Cycling systems to countdown.


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