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Watching the webcast feels like being at some blockbuster movie premiere. There's a largish crowd following the launch and applauding on every launch stage comp

by llomlup 10y ago

Watching the webcast feels like being at some blockbuster movie premiere. There's a largish crowd following the launch and applauding on every launch stage completion. Not that it's a bad thing per se, it's rather the opposite, it however, feels quite weird and staged as opposed to launches done by ESA, Roscosmos or even NASA.

return0 10y ago
There is the technical webcast in complete silence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh8V0COrrzE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh8V0COrrzE
natrius 10y ago
It's probably propaganda, but I might be okay with progress propaganda.
zipwitch 10y ago
Pretty sure the large crowd are the people who built the rocket, which somehow makes it okay in my book.
DasIch 10y ago
They might not show it but surely the people working at ESA, Roscomos and NASA are excited and celebrating successful launches as well.
- llomlup 10y ago
  Of course they do, why wouldn't they? The way they're doing it, seems more spontaneous.
InclinedPlane 10y ago
I'm curious why it feels "staged" to you? Are you that uncomfortable with expressions of genuine enthusiasm?
mulmen 10y ago
The NASA people seemed pretty happy when Curiosity landed on Mars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svUJdzMHwmM&t=3m10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svUJdzMHwmM&t=3m10s
- netcraft 10y ago
  I cried like a baby that night. I wish my son had been a bit older to be able to stay up and have watched it with me.
  - partisan 10y ago
    That was a memorable night. I remember feeling like I was going to pay for it in the morning, but it was worth every bit.
kunai 10y ago
ESA and Roscosmos launches are fairly sedate (almost fell asleep watching an Ariane 5 launch), but since the beginning launches managed by NASA have been pretty heavy with theatrics. Someone else mentioned JPL/Curiosity, which is one good example. Let's also not forget the massive cheering crowds at every Shuttle launch: https://youtu.be/OnoNITE-CLc?t=1m24s https://youtu.be/OnoNITE-CLc?t=1m24s The SpaceX hype is just a logical continuation of that, IMO.

by llomlup 10y ago

return0 10y ago

There is the technical webcast in complete silence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh8V0COrrzE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh8V0COrrzE

natrius 10y ago

It's probably propaganda, but I might be okay with progress propaganda.

zipwitch 10y ago

Pretty sure the large crowd are the people who built the rocket, which somehow makes it okay in my book.

DasIch 10y ago

They might not show it but surely the people working at ESA, Roscomos and NASA are excited and celebrating successful launches as well.

llomlup 10y ago
Of course they do, why wouldn't they? The way they're doing it, seems more spontaneous.

InclinedPlane 10y ago

I'm curious why it feels "staged" to you? Are you that uncomfortable with expressions of genuine enthusiasm?

mulmen 10y ago

The NASA people seemed pretty happy when Curiosity landed on Mars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svUJdzMHwmM&t=3m10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svUJdzMHwmM&t=3m10s

netcraft 10y ago
I cried like a baby that night. I wish my son had been a bit older to be able to stay up and have watched it with me.
- partisan 10y ago
  That was a memorable night. I remember feeling like I was going to pay for it in the morning, but it was worth every bit.

kunai 10y ago

ESA and Roscosmos launches are fairly sedate (almost fell asleep watching an Ariane 5 launch), but since the beginning launches managed by NASA have been pretty heavy with theatrics. Someone else mentioned JPL/Curiosity, which is one good example. Let's also not forget the massive cheering crowds at every Shuttle launch: https://youtu.be/OnoNITE-CLc?t=1m24s https://youtu.be/OnoNITE-CLc?t=1m24s The SpaceX hype is just a logical continuation of that, IMO.