#SpaceX: Donuts and countdowns on South Padre Island. Joe Pappalardo, National Geographic

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#SpaceX: Donuts and countdowns on South Padre Island. Joe Pappalardo, National Geographic
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/setting-expectations-on-the-eve-of-starships-historic-launch/

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0:00.0	This is CBS.
0:06.0	I'm John Bachelors.
0:08.0	SpaceX, Starship, the premiere of the tallest rocket ever assembled.
0:15.0	I welcome Joe Puppelardo, covering this story for NASA Geographic and other distinguished
0:20.4	publications over the years.
0:22.2	Joe has been my guide to SpaceX and other space boards, but right now we're focused
0:26.7	on Boca Chica.
0:28.2	Joe was also the author of the Texas Ranger Book Red Sky Morning and the book about a
0:33.0	World War Two Airmen in Fernham.
0:34.8	But right now it's Joe's observations from South Padre Island of the events of these
0:39.8	last hours.
0:41.2	Joe, a very good even to you.
0:42.6	SpaceX came within 10 minutes and then the hold and then the delay for another 48
0:48.7	hours at least cycle.
0:51.0	What held them?
0:52.0	Why they got so close, Joe.
0:53.5	Good evening to you.
0:55.0	Hello, yeah, heartbreakingly close.
0:56.8	It was, but there was a pressure sensor that indicated that the fueling tank didn't reach
1:06.4	the appropriate pressure and that was reasoned enough to announce a scrub.
1:11.6	They went through an entire rehearsal with as if they were going to launch and scrub
1:17.6	with just a few seconds before the launch officially, but they knew they were going
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