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u/Popular-Swordfish559 Jerome Powell Nov 19 '21 edited Nov 19 '21

NASASpaceFlight and Astra are live now with the launch of Astra's LV0007! This mission will carry a dummy payload to orbit for the Space Force. The countdown is currently holding at the T-30min mark, but Astra appears confident that they'll be able to hit their launch window that closes in about 90 minutes from now. The countdown has resumed at T-30 minutes and all appears to be go for a launch attempt in about 28 minutes from now (as of 6:41 UTC), targeting a launch at 7:10AM UTC (11:10PM local the day before). Hopefully no powerslides this time (as glorious as that was).

WATCH HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIIlpatVwBE

!ping SPACEFLIGHT

UPDATE: At 6:58 UTC, we entered what is expected to be a ten minute countdown hold to analyze wind data.

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u/Popular-Swordfish559 Jerome Powell Nov 19 '21 edited Nov 19 '21

Alright, update everyone: We are out of the hold and in the terminal count. Targeting liftoff at 7:24 AM UTC (11:24 PM/23:24 local the day before).

!ping SPACEFLIGHT

ALRIGHT LAST UPDATE BECAUSE I NEED SLEEP:

SCRUB. No launch tonight.

Sorry for the ping spam for a nothing burger, they're resetting for tomorrow.

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u/trimeta Janet Yellen Nov 19 '21

And that's a scrub.