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Expected launch at 11:00 EST

August 2, 2008 - 20:01 PDT
We have had an abort and are looking at data. The vehicle and the pad system are fine. Please stay tuned, we could still recycle and lift off tonight. This decision will depend on the cause of the abort. More details will be provided as soon as they are available.

August 2, 2008 - 20:12 PDT
Engineers are reviewing data. No decision has been made yet, but it is looking promising that we will recycle and reset the clock to T-10 minutes. We have 50 minutes left in today's launch window.

August 2, 2008 - 20:33 PDT
T+0: We have liftoff!
T+4s: Falcon 1 has cleared the tower

Posted August 2, 2008
T+56s: Approaching Mach 1 - the vehicle is now supersonic
T+69s: Approaching Max-Q - the time of maximum dynamic pressure on the vehicle
T+140s: Vehicle switching to inertial guidance mode. 1050 m/s, altitude of 35 km

That was cool!
 
0337 GMT (11:37 p.m. EDT)

The SpaceX video broadcast of the launch was terminated about two minutes, 20 seconds into the flight. A spokesperson then announced that there had been "an anomaly" with the launch vehicle.

Hope it wasn't a catastrophic "anomaly..."
 
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