SpaceX launch live coverage

[mechanical_robot]

Look at this if you want to see a launch or SpacX's Falcon 9 rocket. They are transporting a communication satellite to geosynchronous orbit. It will be there first rocket launch to this kind of orbit.

Heres the link

http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

[billbo911]

T minus six minutes. Count hold at T-3:30.

Bummer, no launch today. Next attempt will be Thanksgiving.

[Jacob Bendicksen]

This must be a first... someone posting a link to a stream of something that ISN'T spam!

but also I'm watching and it's awesome. Our lead programmer is down there and apparently it's even cooler. (duh)

[mechanical_robot]

Theystopped the timer at 3:40? wonder why

[coalhot]

This is the third time they've stopped and restarted, however this is the longest they've let it go before stopping.

Interesting though, I remember watching the NASA launch a few days ago, and them not halting and restarting...

Getting close to the end of the launch window...

EDIT: Scrubbed...

[mechanical_robot]

Nooooooo they canceled it

[IndySam]

Bummer launch scrubbed, try again Thursday.

[BBray_T1296]

Though disappointing, I support any reason to abort a launch.
Though this satellite is unmanned, we all remember the infamous should-have-been-scrubbed Shuttle launch

[its da PAT!!!]

Originally Posted by antimatter_john

Theystopped the timer at 3:40? wonder why

Elon Musk ‏@elonmusk
Saw pressure fluctuations on Falcon boost stage liquid oxygen tank. Want to be super careful, so pushing launch to Thurs.

[Jacob Bendicksen]

Originally Posted by BBray_T1296

Though this satellite is unmanned, we all remember the infamous should-have-been-scrubbed Shuttle launch

#toosoon

[BBray_T1296]

Originally Posted by TheCascadeKid

#toosoon

1. I was not being funny, I was being serious

2. The disaster happened nearly 28 years ago

3. This is Chief Delphi. Hashtags (or octothorps as I call them) do not work here (and I hope they never EVER will)

[Jacob Bendicksen]

I was poking fun at the overwhelming use of hashtags these days (anywhere and everywhere), and didn't mean to offend you or anyone. Sorry if you took it that way.

[Dr Theta]

One of our former team members has been interning at SpaceX as a flight software engineer. We are very proud of him. Andy, you're doing great things!

[Gdeaver]

Unlike First, space stuff is critical engineering. You only get 0ne shot and everything has to be perfect. You don't get a second chance to fix your mistake. One of the best things I did was do high power rocketry with my son. Instilled that gota be right discipline and mind set.

[seg9585]

I have close to a dozen friends/contacts that work at SpaceX here in Hawthorne, and they work tirelessly (16+ hour days) to get things done there. Basically imagine an FRC Build Season but year-round.
All around very impressive group. Waiting to see if they will compete with ULA.

Interesting fact about this launch, is it's using a bielliptical transfer orbit to GEO. In other words, the rocket is launching SES-8 well past geosynchronous altitude. This minimizes delta-V on the part of the satellite for orbit raising, to save prop and extend the satellite's life to 15+ years (wherein most Altas/Delta rockets deliver via a Hohmann transfer).