[Satellite TODAY 10-11-10] SpaceX aborted the first static fire test for its Falcon 9 rocket two seconds before its scheduled start, the company announced March 9.
The test included holdfire checks, S-band telemetry, C-band, and FTS simulated checks, and Space X also completed helium, liquid oxygen and fuel loads “to within tenths of a percent of T-zero conditions.” The countdown was halted at T-2 seconds due to a problem with the spin start system.
SpaceX closed the Faclon 9’s pre-valves to isolate the engines from the propellant tank and burned-of the residual propellants. The engines did not ignite and there was no engine fire, the company said.
SpaceX plans to perform the static fire test in “three of four days.”
SpaceX Aborts Falcon 9 Static Fire Test
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