Jan. 31, 1977: A horse and rider watch as the space shuttle Enterprise is towed from Rockwell International’s facility in Palmdale to Edwards Air Force Base for a year of flight tests. Photo: Art Rogers / Los Angeles Times
Jan. 31, 1977: A horse and rider watch as the space shuttle Enterprise is towed from Rockwell International’s facility in Palmdale to Edwards Air Force Base for a year of flight tests. Photo: Art Rogers / Los Angeles Times

SpaceX Launch Cut off at Last Second
Irene Klotz on the surprise:
It’s 5 a.m. on a Saturday morning and there’s just been what is truly a heart-stopping moment in the launch business — a last-second launch abort.