SpaceX Halts Rocket Launch 10 Seconds Before Planned Liftoff

Re:SpaceX Halts Rocket Launch 10 Seconds Before Planned Liftoff by JshWright on Saturday February 18, 2017 @02:37PM (#13676279)

> Does he literally have a finger on an abort button? I find that very hard to believe.

Why? Anyone can call a hold until the T-10 second mark (after that the computer is the only thing that can call an abort). All they have to do is call "Hold, Hold, Hold" on the countdown net, and the person who actually has their finger on the button will press it.

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Re:SpaceX Halts Rocket Launch 10 Seconds Before Planned Liftoff by sandworm101 on Saturday February 18, 2017 @06:50PM (#13677338)

So "anyone" actually means those on that line ... not the engineers at home watching on TV and certainly not the general public

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Re:SpaceX Halts Rocket Launch 10 Seconds Before Planned Liftoff by JshWright on Saturday February 18, 2017 @07:04PM (#13677398)

Yes... Is that terribly surprising...?

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