SCRUB: SpaceX - Falcon I (Mk.II) NET March 19

[Spiff]

the lox boiloff just changed direction for a minute or so. I thought for a while it was a problem or something! But seems it was just wind direction, as it's back now.

[Chris Bergin]

Data issue (waiting for info). If this is not corrected, launch will be scrubbed.

[DaveS]

Chris Bergin - 19/3/2007  11:17 PM

Well we can see that prop loading is going on:

It's probably already completed. That's just GOX being vented overboard to maintain tank pressure. Just like the Space Shuttle, Atlas(All versions), Delta(All versions) etc.

So I take it we are in a hold?

[ETEE]

Spiff - 19/3/2007  11:14 PM

With the refreshing of the webcast page, those birds sometimes look like vaportrails or something. Funny really

Could be fried bird on the menu tonight!

[Exci]

I'm thinking the camera is mounted in the ground pointed up at a mirror. .  which might explain why one end is moving around more than the other (the end being moved most by the wind).

[Chris Bergin]

nobodyofconsequence - 19/3/2007  10:20 PM

So I take it we are in a hold?

Yes, scheduled hold.

[hyper_snyper]

Did they have a commentator on this the first time around?  I don't remember.

[rosbif73]

Do we know how long a launch window they have?

[Nick L.]

When is the end of the hold?

[harryw]

Kwaj METER has the wind at 050 at 13 knots....must look worse on the video.

[hektor]

Seems that there are telemetry problems with El Segundo

[amon]

I presume everyone else is seeing the camera rocking in the wind? It's enough to make you seasick...

[Chris Bergin]

[maskims]

hyper_snyper - 20/3/2007  12:21 AM

Did they have a commentator on this the first time around?  I don't remember.

I don't recall any comments. The sound of the launch would be nice, though.

[William Graham]

hyper_snyper - 19/3/2007 10:21 PM Did they have a commentator on this the first time around? I don't remember.

I seem to remember there was some commentry, but not much. I remember them saying about the recovery boat being out of posistion, but that could have just been flight controllers talking.

The final countdown was just 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0-+1-+2-+3-+4-+5-+6-+7-+8-+9-+10

[DaveS]

maskims - 19/3/2007  11:24 PM

hyper_snyper - 20/3/2007  12:21 AM

Did they have a commentator on this the first time around?  I don't remember.

I don't recall any comments. The sound of the launch would be nice, though.

But we heard the launch controllers.

[Chris Bergin]

We're getting no real info, as SpaceX person on the media call can't get her screen up with the info. So we're all waiting for more info.

[William Graham]

rosbif73 - 19/3/2007 10:21 PM Do we know how long a launch window they have?

 4 hours, according to http://msdb.honeywell-tsi.com/launches.asp

[Cretan126]

I assume that this thread implies that no one else is getting audio of the webcast either?