What could've happened to Darpa's rocket 3.0?

[StarGazer45]

I'm watching the Darpa launch challenge livestream and at T -53 seconds, someone said stop and they're having a 30 minute hold to see if they restart the countdown or not.

This left me with a big question... Will the rocket launch?

I'm so nervous!

[Lady Fraktor]

I know noting about this launch, is there some significance to it?

[StarGazer45]

First, here's the official site to see the launch: https://darpalaunchchallenge.org/

This is the goal of the Darpa program (from the official site): the goal of the DARPA Launch Challenge is to demonstrate responsive and flexible space launch capabilities from the burgeoning industry of small launch providers. For nearly 60 years, the nation’s space architecture has been built around exquisite systems that are launched by large, expensive boosters. The development cycle with the systems is tedious, with a process driven by a desire to reduce risk, rather than deliver timely capabilities. The DARPA Launch Challenge seeks to demonstrate new and groundbreaking capabilities to address emerging Department of Defense needs. The challenge will culminate in two separate launch competitions to low Earth orbit (LEO) within days of each other at different locations in the United States.

Everyone was very hyped up about it, so I had to get a look at it.

[smp]

See also here:

viewtopic.php?f=78&t=7744#p66511

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[StarGazer45]

See also here:

viewtopic.php?f=78&t=7744#p66511

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Sorry about that smp, I didn't see your posts.

By the way, I can't believe that at T -53 seconds it stopped. I was very nervous!