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Cases unlock in order, like levels. This is case 85 of 100.
Launch Control Center, Houston, 10:24 am. At T-31 seconds, the Meridian 4 flight computer aborted the launch. The engines never even ignited.
The crew left the capsule unharmed, but the launch window was lost. The log shows why: a tampered parameter file was loaded into the system at 9:52 am.
At 9:52 am the control room was empty: the team was on the scheduled break from 9:45 to 10:05 am, at the weather briefing next door.
Three people had access and a reason to be nearby. One of them tampered with the rocket.
Glass-walled meeting room above the control room. Down below, every screen still flashes ABORT in red.
Suspects
Lorraine HarlowFlight director, 51
Wesley BrandtSystems engineer, 46
Marisol QuinteroBackup astronaut, 38
Case glossary
Words from this case you might not know.
- T-31
- Countdown notation for 31 seconds before launch; T stands for the planned liftoff time.
- launch window
- The limited period of time in which a rocket must lift off to reach its intended orbit or target.
The culprit will not confess on their own.
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