The launch was scheduled for 2 p.m PST/ 5 p.m EST.
If it blasts off (weather is an issue), the 40-meter-tall Antares rocket will be the biggest thing ever launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. It will be visible up and down the Eastern Seaboard, from Charleston, South Carolina to Portland, Maine.
Just announced on the stream: Abort for the day, at about T-12 minutes. "There was a premature dislocation on one of the umbilicals on the second stage."
You are three seconds earlier than me lol. I tuned in 40 seconds ago and was like "oh it's canceled just now? Just like that?" and listened for a few seconds more to be sure.
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This is a test flight. An actual flight to the ISS will come later this year.
If it blasts off (weather is an issue), the 40-meter-tall Antares rocket will be the biggest thing ever launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. It will be visible up and down the Eastern Seaboard, from Charleston, South Carolina to Portland, Maine.
"There will likely be a 48 hour re-cycle"