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Old 04-30-2012, 12:27 PM   #1
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Old 04-30-2012, 01:37 PM   #2
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Old 04-30-2012, 02:11 PM   #3
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It's stuck at 47 seconds and I'm getting bored and tired.

EDIT: Back at 13 minutes and holding. So much for that.
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grrrr. comon light that candle!!
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Old 04-30-2012, 02:39 PM   #5
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Old 04-30-2012, 02:43 PM   #6
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It was suppose to launch an hour ago, right.
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Old 04-30-2012, 02:58 PM   #8
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Yup but Charlie put it on hold.
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40 secs to start
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I waited 2 hours for THAT?
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Stuck at 3 seconds....
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Oh.... it was only a test... -_-
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successful test. now for the launch in a week or so
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Ha! Hurry up and wait!

This is a test, this is only a test! If this had been a real launch.....
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I expected to see a rocket firing. Instead what I witnessed was more like a defective bottle rocket fizzing out. Very anti-climactic.
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SpaceX and NASA Prepare for Launch

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I expected to see a rocket firing. Instead what I witnessed was more like a defective bottle rocket fizzing out. Very anti-climactic.
thre was a good bit of flame just before it was obscured by the smoke
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