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|    Snidely to All    |
|    SN7.1 not snuffed in Boca Chica squall    |
|    19 Sep 20 15:33:23    |
      From: snidely.too@gmail.com              Stayed up through the attempt to get SN7.1 to fail. After the scrub,       just before I shutdown my screen, I thought I saw SN7.1 being craned       back onto the launchstand with the thrust simulator, and I thought the       LabPadre steam yesterday showed it there, but currently SN7.1 seems to       be back on the transport stand. Next attempt on the 21st (9pm CDT 0200       UTC).              Did I really see the move? If so, this is probably because the       transport stand or the improvised GSE needed repairs. NSF reported       that the LN2 feed was not directly from the tank farm, but via Pad A       (to the left in the usual views, not the stand with the thrust       simulator). There was a lot vapor clouds during the start-up of the       two loading attempts on the 17th; they must not have interfered with       SpaceX's view, but for us viewers it sure produced a lot of gasps.              The second attempt was apparently stopped due to a visible spark,       speculated to be a cable being wind-whipped over some upper-ring       fittings.              The downpour may have reached a level to obscure SpaceX's view, as they       didn't attempt another load after the rain came in buckets, even though       there may have been enough time left in the window.              /dps              --       Ieri, oggi, domani              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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