From: nospam@127.0.0.1   
      
   It's not just ULA's DIV-H that is have trouble getting off the ground.   
   SpaceX aborted its GPS-III launch last night at T-2 seconds.   
      
   As traffic picks up I wonder if it all that helpful to schedule   
   extremely narrow launch windows for uncrewed missions? Missing a narrow   
   launch window doesn't allow for a recycle, even for the most trivial of   
   fixes. Instead, a launch scrub pushes back on the schedule for   
   everyone. And not necessarily just at Canaveral.   
      
   Of course there is still weather. That is what it is. Launch schedules   
   have to all take in the somewhat unpredictable. But you can provide   
   yourself with options and fall-backs in lieu of scrubs. Not a big deal   
   when launching once or twice a year, but 30+ times?   
      
   We live in interesting times.   
      
   Dave   
      
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