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SpaceX aborts launch of GPS Space Force satellite with 2 seconds to go – CNET

Elon Musk’s company is ready to escort a new Space Force spacecraft into orbit, but it didn’t happen Friday night as planned. Saturday night will bring another …

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SpaceX shared this scenic view of the Falcon 9 that’ll carry Space Force’s GPS satellite into orbit. 
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SpaceX aborted a scheduled launch of a US military GPS satellite Friday night with just about two seconds left in the countdown clock. The launch was scheduled for a 15-minute window that opened at 6:43 p.m. PT. All appeared to be proceeding smoothly, until two seconds before launch. SpaceX was just starting the engine ignition sequence when it halted the launch.  
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