Space X Launch Live Now on NASA TV (Scrubbed @T-0.5 seconds in Ignition Sequence/Presser@6:30AM EDT)

NASA TV and SpaceX ^ | May 19, 2012

[bd476]

It's also on Space X.com

T-12 minutes

[Cementjungle]

Awesome...thanks!

[bd476]

http://www.spacex.com/

1:55 AM Pacific Time
4:55 AM Eastern TIme

Space Station is flying over Florida and this is now T-10 minutes at Falcon Launch Control

[aquila48]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Cementjungle]

Does this one have any real cargo, or is it going empty?

[bd476]

T-4 minutes now

[bd476]

T-20 seconds

Computer is non starter.
Vehicle is being safed.

The framing cut away.
Ignition sequence started but there was a cut-off

[bd476]

Ignition sequence began but this is not a launch.

[Telepathic Intruder]

This one is unmanned but contains cargo that will be unloaded once it docks. After undocking it will return to earth. This is the final test flight, so future launches will probably have passengers, 7 of them in each flight, similar to the space shuttle.

[Cementjungle]

Got it. Aren’t they also doing testing with this flight to test docking aborts and other proceedures?

[Telepathic Intruder]

I wouldn’t know. I assume they’d test as much as they could, as long as they’re going through the whole docking procedure.

[bd476]

Falcon 9/Dragon Cots 2 + Demonstration Mission

Space X:

Launch computer saw parameter it did not like and mission was scrubbed May 19 2012.

Only had one second window launch opportunity.

Its mission is Space Station

May 22 2012 possible next launch opportunity

[bd476]

You’re welcome, Aquila. Wish it had taken off but good to know that computer picked up an error in sequence and stopped it.

[bd476]

You’re welcome, Cementjungle. I had both NASA TV and Space X webcast windows open.

[Berlin_Freeper]

pssss

[bd476]

Elon Musk Co-Founder of Space X and Paypal

Born in South Africa. Worth a billion $, but takes 1 dollar a year as salary.

Elon Musk just tweeted:

Launch aborted: slightly high combustion chamber pressure on engine 5. Will adjust limits for countdown in a few days. 4 minutes ago

http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

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NASA TV will have a 6:30 AM EST Press Conference

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/spacex/index.html

[bd476]

Yes, it’s a disappointment. Better safe than sorry though.

[bd476]

Telepathic Intruder wrote: "This one is unmanned but contains cargo that will be unloaded once it docks. After undocking it will return to earth. This is the final test flight, so future launches will probably have passengers, 7 of them in each flight, similar to the space shuttle."

Thanks for adding in more info. :)

[wesagain]

“mission scrubbed”..........oh, the good old days.

[bd476]

NASA News Conference on now.

Q: Marcia Dennis AP: When did clock stop?
A: t-.5 seconds
Q: Were all 9 engines firing?
A: Engine 5 was firing too high