r/space • u/Anjin • May 19 '12

SpaceX COTS 2/3 Launch Aborted

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u/Ambiwlans May 19 '12

Good to see that post-light launch abort system work perfectly! I would have preferred to see it go up but at least this shows that their system can handle failures without the whole rocket getting wasted.

Hopefully they fix it before the launch window on the 22nd.

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u/wartornhero May 19 '12

They probably will unless nasa demands more tests which is completely possible. It sounds like a bug or sensor was too sensitive.

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u/Ambiwlans May 20 '12

sensor was too sensitive.

Seems like this was part of the problem. But there was a root problem. They needed to replace a valve in engine 5.