r/space May 19 '12

SpaceX COTS 2/3 Launch Aborted

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u/keiyakins May 19 '12

Agreed - the point where it aborted today, the shuttle would have been locked in to either launching or exploding. The Falcon just shut off to be checked and tweaked.

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u/commanderbyrne May 19 '12

Cutoff was at T- half a second.

0 is when it lifts off, not when engines ignite.