Elon: Flight computer aborted rocket hold down firing. Anomaly addressed. Cycling systems to countdown
Elon discussed their tendency to set perhaps overly conservative limits.
Hi-res mission control pic from Elon's twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/elonmusk/status/197049032286281729/photo/1/large
Quote from: reubenb on 04/30/2012 07:49 pmHi-res mission control pic from Elon's twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/elonmusk/status/197049032286281729/photo/1/largeThat would be launch control center
No, they have the range for a specific amount of time, so your guess about "till sunset" is just that.
Most safety critical personnel at KSC/Cape are limited to 12 hour days without permission of a senior manager, 16 hours at the most. So the on-station time of the first critical people determines the end of the day - unless, of course, two shifts are used.
Quote from: Jim on 04/30/2012 07:51 pmQuote from: reubenb on 04/30/2012 07:49 pmHi-res mission control pic from Elon's twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/elonmusk/status/197049032286281729/photo/1/largeThat would be launch control centerAh, right. Of course.
Quote from: reubenb on 04/30/2012 07:52 pmQuote from: Jim on 04/30/2012 07:51 pmQuote from: reubenb on 04/30/2012 07:49 pmHi-res mission control pic from Elon's twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/elonmusk/status/197049032286281729/photo/1/largeThat would be launch control centerAh, right. Of course.I thought Florida was LCC, Hawthorne was MCC?
When the time comes, I hope they give us that camera angle shown in the lower left of that monitor wall.
Oh, are they remotely running the static fire from California?
Quote from: reubenb on 04/30/2012 07:49 pmHi-res mission control pic from Elon's twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/elonmusk/status/197049032286281729/photo/1/largeThat would be launch control center if it is at the Cape.
Quote from: reubenb on 04/30/2012 07:55 pmOh, are they remotely running the static fire from California?Both?