Engine No. 1 on the Falcon 9 shut down @ T+80 seconds

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Ainz — 10/8/2012 5:27:49 AM (archived)

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"Falcon 9 detected an anomaly on one of the nine engines and shut it down," Musk wrote in an email to Spaceflight Now. "As designed, the flight computer then recomputed a new ascent profile in realtime to reach the target orbit, which is why the burn times were a bit longer."

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Dragon launched and looking good. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/8/2012 12:35:57 AM
- More on the Orbcomm satellite - TB - 10/9/2012 10:59:07 PM
- Engine No. 1 on the Falcon 9 shut down @ T+80 seconds - Ainz - 10/8/2012 5:27:49 AM
  - More... - TB - 10/8/2012 5:12:38 PM
    - Engine shutdown at Max Q implodes Aerodynamic Fairing - Ainz - 10/8/2012 11:55:58 PM
      - Looks like a Sketchup rendering. n/t - RobVG - 10/9/2012 12:30:34 AM
        
        ...that was my doodling, apologies to SpaceX n/t - Ainz - 10/9/2012 2:31:57 AM
        
        I thought it was great! - RobVG - 10/10/2012 1:01:38 AM
    - Interesting spin on all that. - bowser - 10/8/2012 10:01:39 PM
- Beautiful night launch, smooth as silk... - Ainz - 10/8/2012 5:14:49 AM
- Thanks for the update! - TB - 10/8/2012 1:39:16 AM
- First stage separated. - alcaray - 10/8/2012 12:39:16 AM
  - orbit achieved. - alcaray - 10/8/2012 12:45:34 AM
    - Dragon separated. - alcaray - 10/8/2012 12:45:58 AM
      - Solar deploy. All systems look good. Successful launch! - alcaray - 10/8/2012 12:52:24 AM
        
        Superb! - bowser - 10/8/2012 1:21:42 AM

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