The next launch attempt for the Delta 4-Heavy rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base is targeted for Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 5:57 p.m. PST (8:57 p.m. EST; 0157 GMT on Dec. 19), ULA has announced.
From the link... "United Launch Alliance chief executive Tory Bruno has said Saturday night's abort was caused by a "bad sensor" that tripped an automatic limit, leading the computer controlling the countdown to halt the launch just before ignition of the Delta 4-Heavy's RS-68A main engines. "An intermittent signal from a bad monitor caused an automated hold to be triggered ... before ignition," Bruno tweeted."
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"ULA is keeping open the option of conducting another Delta 4-Heavy launch attempt as soon as tomorrow, assuming the issue that caused tonight’s scrub is resolved. Launch from California tomorrow would occur at 5:31 p.m. PST (8:31 p.m. EST; 0131 GMT)."
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I'm sitting at the Auckland airport right now so I'm happy that it got delayed since I'll be home then.
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