SpaceX Aborts Launch of Dragon Spacecraft At Last Moment – update 2
UPDATE 2: Post-scrub launch briefing will be at 6:30 am EDT. Watch on NASA TV. Follow us on Twitter @spcplcyonline.
UPDATED with identification of problem and next launch opportunity
The launch of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 4:55 am Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) this morning was aborted at the last moment.
Countdown was proceeding on schedule and at T-0 everyone was expecting the vehicle to lift off. But it did not.
SpaceX said the problem was a high chamber pressure reading in engine 5. The computer automatically shut down the launch.
The nominal scrub turnaround is three days and the next launch opportunity will be Tuesday morning at 3:44 am EDT.
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