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Re: SCRUB: Orbital Antares A-ONE LAUNCH ATTEMPT 1 UPDATE THREAD
« Reply #81 on: 04/17/2013 08:10 pm »
« Last Edit: 04/17/2013 08:11 pm by Prober »
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Re: SCRUB: Orbital Antares A-ONE LAUNCH ATTEMPT 1 UPDATE THREAD
« Reply #83 on: 04/17/2013 08:12 pm »
Slight tangent: did this link already get posted in another thread?  PDF with additional details:
http://www.orbital.com/Antares-Cygnus/files/Pre-Launch-Guest-Briefing.pdf

Orbital Tweeted earlier:
https://mobile.twitter.com/OrbitalSciences/status/324540075151065088

Linked from here, too:
http://www.orbital.com/Antares-Cygnus/

I'm uploading just in case the link goes bad
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Re: SCRUB: Orbital Antares A-ONE LAUNCH ATTEMPT 1 UPDATE THREAD
« Reply #84 on: 04/17/2013 08:12 pm »
« Last Edit: 04/17/2013 08:12 pm by Prober »
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Re: SCRUB: Orbital Antares A-ONE LAUNCH ATTEMPT 1 UPDATE THREAD
« Reply #85 on: 04/17/2013 08:13 pm »
Looking good guys! :D

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Re: SCRUB: Orbital Antares A-ONE LAUNCH ATTEMPT 1 UPDATE THREAD
« Reply #86 on: 04/17/2013 08:13 pm »
For reasons that are too complicated to explain, our 15-min window has shrunk to 10 minutes... considering our main concern (ceiling) that is not an issue...
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Re: SCRUB: Orbital Antares A-ONE LAUNCH ATTEMPT 1 UPDATE THREAD
« Reply #92 on: 04/17/2013 08:18 pm »
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Re: SCRUB: Orbital Antares A-ONE LAUNCH ATTEMPT 1 UPDATE THREAD
« Reply #98 on: 04/17/2013 08:22 pm »
Quite a bit of venting. is that the vehicle, or ground support systems?
« Last Edit: 04/17/2013 08:24 pm by Dappa »

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Re: SCRUB: Orbital Antares A-ONE LAUNCH ATTEMPT 1 UPDATE THREAD
« Reply #99 on: 04/17/2013 08:23 pm »
Another last minute name change!

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#Anatres launch Window will be reduced because low flow chill down is starting early at T-30 Minute.

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