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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   
      
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