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October 28, 2015

#1596: Launch Status Check

Launch Status Check

[[A multiengine rocket sits on a launch pad. Flight controllers monitor the launch.]]

Announcer: T-minus 2 minutes

Controller 1: Tank and booster are go for launch.

Controller 2: Safety console?

Controller 1: Check. Safety-

Controller 2: Wait.

[[Controller 2 notices an object flying past the rocket]]

Controller 1: What is it?

Controller 2: On the live feed- a cool bird just flew past the tower!

Controller 1: Whoa, hat kind?

Controller 2: Like a hawk, maybe!

Controller 1: Could it be a vulture?

Controller 2: I doubt it. The wings were flat, not in a ā€œVā€.

Controller 1: It could be an eagle!

Controller 2: Ooh!

Controller 1: This is launch control. We have a possible sighting of a cool bird. Halt the countdown.

Controller 2: Someone get binoculars up here!

Controller 1: I want to see!