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Telemetry lost.

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T+plus 3 minutes. The Kestrel second stage engine has ignited.

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All systems nominal

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The Falcon 1 rocket has successfully launched from Omelek Island

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T-minus 3 minutes and counting.

Liftoff of the Falcon is scheduled for 01:10 GMT (9:10 p.m. EDT).

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T-minus 9 minutes. The strong-back structure has been retracted.

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T-minus 16 minutes and counting.

The abort was triggered by a sensor in the the main engine chamber pressure reading a value 0.2 percent lower than allowable, according to Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX vice president of business development.

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Countdown will begin at T-minus 16 minutes, at 00:54 GMT (8:54 p.m. EDT) for a scheduled launch at 01:10 GMT (9:10 p.m. EDT).


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Fuel is being loaded into the first and second stages

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The launch team is setting up for another attempt between 00:28 to 01:14 GMT tonight. (8:28 to 9:14 p.m. EDT)..

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