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Re:SpaceX Halts Rocket Launch 10 Seconds Before Planned Liftoff by sandworm101 on Saturday February 18, 2017 @06:48PM (#13677332)
"Anyone can call" ... i hope the howard stern crowed dont get wind. With public events you have to filter incomming information. I assume that "anyone" actually means spacex people on the team. He isnt watching twitter.

Think of someone shorting stocks. Even a one-day delay can impact all sorts of companies. A good prank call could make a real difference.

Re:SpaceX Halts Rocket Launch 10 Seconds Before Planned Liftoff by industriousthou on Sunday February 19, 2017 @02:08AM (#13678514)
Huh? I've worked on lot's of construction jobs where "anyone" can stop work if they see an unsafe situation. Obviously "anyone" doesn't refer to every human on the planet, it refers to relevant personnel. How is it even possible to be confused by this?
Re:SpaceX Halts Rocket Launch 10 Seconds Before Planned Liftoff by lucaspiller on Sunday February 19, 2017 @03:12AM (#13678691)
I was also wondering the same as there is another comment above about the exact same thing. Some people on HN really take things too literally.