Kind of a cool site that will run a sim simultaneous with the launch to show where it's at:

http://www.flightclub.io/world.php?watch=1&code=SES9

(Also note that the streaming links in the OP will always work.)

Are they going to actually show the launch, or just play this creepy music?

LMAO

Woohoo!

I actually kind of dig the hosted broadcasts. Sure, you miss some of the pre-launch polling, but I like that they explain some of the details about the launch.

Side-by-side view on SpaceXStats is pretty sweet, though.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight">@NASASpaceflight</a> First stage is going to pull some massive Gs slowing down. Multi-engine landing burn too! :-O</p>&mdash; Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/703000514749984768">February 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Falcon 9 first stage isn&#39;t going to conduct a boost back. Will be ballistic to the ASDS. Sporty!! <a href="https://t.co/5VFi4jVZbN">pic.twitter.com/5VFi4jVZbN</a></p>&mdash; Chris B - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/703000070732566528">February 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Yikes. I'm gonna guess it doesn't even make it to the ASDS, but guess we'll find out soon.

It's going to waste the engines regardless.

ABORTED

Hold. Abort.

Crap. Holding.

"God help us. We're in the hands of engineers."

Damn. Wonder what happened.

Sounds like they're really struggling with the supercooled LOX. I hope that "improvement" doesn't end up being a giant pain the ass.

Sound like they weren't sure that they'd get full LOX tanks before ignition.

Seriously you can't fuel the tanks quick enough....

GDI , scrubbed.

It's a new (essentially) propellant, so it seems like they are having trouble getting the kinks worked out with it.

(sigh)

It's funny - watching rocket launches is not that dissimilar to watching sports when it comes down to it. Lots of waiting, a lot of minor disappointment, and every once in a while you feel like you got kicked in the nuts.

I have to say that it cool that they over 80k viewers on the webcast. I like that people are showing this much interest.

The trouble is in keeping the LOX at the right temp. Too early and it's too warm. Too late and you miss a full load like today.

Yeah, I'm just hoping that the problems are just a matter of getting the kinks worked out. They're really banked on the extra power from the F9FT, so it'd be pretty disappointing if it ended up causing a lot of long-term issues.

The rocket is like the Chiefs in the playoffs

At least none of its key parts have fallen apart so far.

I'm heading down there as we speak . Don't worry guys , I study Rocket science in my spare time. I'll get er launched.

Jack that bitch off!!

The shot that could've been...

http://johnkrausphotos.com/wp-conten...16/02/joke.png

Try this (and then run).

http://bp0.blogger.com/_OvryYdVtfSo/...0/MI2Fuse1.png

If you don't have a match (TSA will prolly take them away), watch this and be ready to tell some rocket nerds what they did wrong...

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zWgLsOErV0Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

And you're going to need to stuff a lot of lox into the tank, what's on top in the pic is what you'll need. Wait to buy it on the other end, if you leave it in your luggage your shirts are going to smell in no time...

http://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=OIP.M...d=1.9&rs=0&p=0

The Heavy launches are great. Three rockets strapped together. Love the night launches, the whole sky lights up with an orange glow.

Next attempt is Sunday evening.

https://i.imgur.com/NFIZSJR.jpg

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here&#39;s SpaceX webcast explanation of why the Feb. 25 launch was stopped 1min 40 seconds before liftoff. <a href="https://t.co/6yUjBdSxKJ">pic.twitter.com/6yUjBdSxKJ</a></p>&mdash; Peter B. de Selding (@pbdes) <a href="https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/703150348035182592">February 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Wonder why they haven't officially announced Sunday yet. Hope that holds.

As for the LOX issue, presumably they would have loaded it normally during the static fire, so I wonder if there's some reason that things aren't performing reliably the same way every time. I wouldn't think that external temperature variation would matter much, but who knows why else they would've just plain missed the mark.

I also wonder how long a rocket can sit outside like that? Or will the bring it in?

They lower it down horizontally overnight at least, but I doubt they bother bringing it inside unless there's an issue with the vehicle itself that needs to be addressed. Otherwise, I can't imagine weather would have any appreciable impact on it for quite a while.

The Range Support and ER Maintenance Downtime rows are driving me crazy. I can't even.

Cool, thanks..

What don't you understand about this?

You are kidding right? Trolling?

What do I not understand? Formatting. My god, why don't you know this? All rows should be of same height if the cell is less than 30 characters. If it is more than 30 character, look into reworking your cell content.

No wonder jobs get outsourced. Much cheaper labor at least understands this basic data reporting rule.

Go back to school.

I had no idea why you were cranky either. It's not like it was designed for public consumption. :shrug:

Formatting? "We're talking about Formatting" In my best Allen Iverson voice.
I thought you had didn't understand why the 45th Space Wing was doing Range Support and ER Maintenance.

No new info, but tomorrow night is now confirmed:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">SES and SpaceX are now targeting to launch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SES9?src=hash">#SES9</a> on Sunday, 28 February, at 6.46pm ET, with a backup date on Monday, 29 February!</p>&mdash; SES (@SES_Satellites) <a href="https://twitter.com/SES_Satellites/status/703634698237517824">February 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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T-30 minutes

Webcast is (finally) live. T-8m

Link

Sorry fellas. Just a pet peeve.

In the OP, where it is, always has been, and always will be.

Another ****ing hold. This time for range. :shake:

Countdown aborted. Range issue. Apparently a boat inside flight range. If confirmed, perhaps they can launch still. But the LOX is warming.

No issues with the spaceship. New reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comm...ssion_updates/

I'll bet the Chiefs win a SB before this thing gets launched

Kind of new to this.... what does that mean?

If this range fouled means they scrub, I'm gonna be pissed. At least tell us what it was!!!

Sink that ship. JC man!!!!!

So some asshole trying to get a good view?

Generally, I THINK it means that either 1) something moved into the area nothing's allowed right now for safety or 2) some piece of equipment monitoring such screwed up.

Bezo's yacht.

Countdown now T-10:42

The idiot should be given a good view of Davey Jones' locker!

Here's the culprit: http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/...455232/zoom:10

Communications here: http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/21054/web

I'm worried about the LOX now...

New launch Feb. 29. Later gents.

So now tomorrow !

Now I'm hearing they will resume countdown.

Welp, guess we'll see what happens. They've got 10 minutes to get the range clear.

I'm outta beer !

Bad mojo here. And it looks like another boat is in there too.

EDIT: Coast guard on live feed says range is clear now. Rocket is venting again.

The walking dead is on. Dammit !

Here we go...

Whoa. Aborted very late.

Serious blue ball over here.

This mission is cursed.

Crap...

Wow, the Sat owner must be pissed!

Yup. Call it for the day. I thought it was going to blow up on the pad.

Eh, they've worked with them before, so they've got a relationship, but this suggests to me that they've still got tech issues going on, which is troubling.

Just Aborted.

Hearing the LOX sat too long and caused ice build-up on the wessel. Couldn't get the lift so aborted.

And risks like this are insured.

I could buy that. Hope it's minor enough that they can try again tomorrow.

4th time's a charm?

The ships captain should be keel-hauled!

The additional cost should be deferred to that damned ship. We'd be in orbit otherwise.

Now NOT scrubbed. 51m left on launch window. This is all over the place.

No joke. At this rate, I almost wish they would just scrub. I'll be holding my breath expecting it to blow up if they go for it tonight still.

50 minutes still left to the launch window. Could still go tonight.

And NOW we're scrubbed. Watching rocket launches takes a lot of effort sometimes. :)