12-12-2017, 12:56 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
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They had a dramatic "engine light-up, then shutdown" abort! The Electron vehicle is okay, but this incident has pushed back the launch attempt by a couple of days. Rocket Lab posted:
"Rocket Lab counted down to the second test launch of its commercial Electron satellite launcher Monday, U.S. time, but a dramatic computer-commanded abort triggered moments after its engines ignited kept the light-class booster on its New Zealand launch for at least two more days. Liftoff has been rescheduled for no earlier than 8:30 p.m. EST Wednesday (0130 GMT Thursday)" *ALSO*, here (see: http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/12/1...-for-wednesday/ ) is the full story.
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