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

[Nick L.]

Internal transfer starting.

[Skinny]

going to internal power

[hyper_snyper]

Strongback retraction in work.

[nathan.moeller]

Final arming taking place at this time.

[Avron]

strongback going down

[Jeff Lerner]

tower is lowering

[Nick L.]

Strongback retracting.

gantry is dropping ...

[Chris Bergin]

Ok, as we get to T-5 mins, let's reduce the chatter and only post important updates. No need to duplicate, so only the usual people please. Back up properly to all after launch.

[Skinny]

[josh_simonson]

wow, something's moving finally.   It's not a gif!  

[braddock]

"Falcon 9 makes use of an upgraded engine called the Merlin 1C.  That engine is on the test stand, still in development mode.  It is a regen cooled engine [...] we will go back and put that engine on the Falcon 1...it is just a much more efficient engine and we are happy with the [regen vs ablative].  The 1C engine is on the development stand, we have been firing it for a couple of weeks."
"The first stage tank is nearly complete." [...] "That tank will serve as a "run tank" for our propulsion testing in Texas."  [largest friction stir tank they are aware of in the world].

"The fairing is past development, I beleive we are getting the first sectiosn of the flight-designed fairing in the next couple weeks" [...]

[William Graham]

Stargazin2nite - 19/3/2007 11:35 PM GW -- thanks for the insight! I figured it might have been something like that!

 It's useful to know. Given the choice I usually use RP, so if I lose the signal in the last few seconds, I can load WM, and I won't miss the launch.

[Nick L.]

[lazalong]

I would love to have stocks of SpaceX .... to posses a piece of it.

[nathan.moeller]

L-5 minutes.  I'm cutting out until after the launch.  Good luck SpaceX and go Falcon!

[braddock]

Kimbal is updating his blog.  Not sure that he knows anything we don't.  

[Chris Bergin]

T-5 mins.

[Nick L.]

TVC system is ready.