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Watch ULA abort a rocket launch at the last moment – Engadget
The United Launch Alliance had to abort a launch at the last possible moment,
Most rocket launch aborts are largely uneventful, but United Launch Alliance’s latest was… dramatic. The spaceflight outfit had to abort its NROL-44 mission (via Parabolic Arc) just three seconds before it was due to start, with the Delta IV rocket’s initiators already covering the vehicle in flames — the crew even declared “liftoff” without realizing that the mission had been cut short. The engines never ignited, ULA said.
It’s not initially clear what the problem was, but it will take at le…
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