[tocs]

I think (of course just an uneducated guess) things were going poorly from the beginning. It just looked slower than usual. Also, it looked like some of the engine exhaust was in places it should not have been several seconds before the "anomaly".

I hope they get everything figured out and get back on track soon. Best wished.

[rhaps0dy]

Do you think you might be having a hindsight bias?

[tocs]

No, I really thought that. I also thought, all sorts of things so I am not claiming to have some sort of predictive powers. It could easily be camera angles and my expectation of seeing the thing zoom off the pad.

Just saw this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24cZYMsdrq0) video. It looks like trouble started near the top of the rocket. Also, heard the Air Force Terminated the flight.

Anyway, we will see.

[marktangotango]

I noticed that too, seemed slow clearing the tower, I thought it was mo imagination, or the camera angle.

[fbender]

I find all SpaceX launches to be "slow" compared to (some) other launches. But this is mostly due to the Falcon not having any solid rocket motors: These produce a massive amount of thrust (far higher than liquid engines) and thus a high accelerating force right from the beginning. You can see that in e.g. Shuttle launches or the recent Vega launch (all solid motor), compare them to other liquid-only rocket motor launches.

[mikeash]

Same here, but they said the liftoff was nominal so I'm guessing it's either imagination or camera angle. This stuff is really hard to judge from video.