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One thing I love about Spacex is just how more accessible they make space feel. Between the livestreams of launches, the car in space, this, etc. Good on Space

One thing I love about Spacex is just how more accessible they make space feel. Between the livestreams of launches, the car in space, this, etc. Good on Spacex

GaryNumanVevo 7y ago
Their HD live streams have been amazing. If we had any Saturn V rockets still around, I would pay to see a launch with all their cameras installed.
- Robotbeat 7y ago
  You're in luck. SLS is the rocket being built by NASA (and contractors) and is the same class as Saturn V and will launch in a year or two. (SpaceX's Starship likely to do the same.)
  - geerlingguy 7y ago
    Hopefully they will build in the same level of remote cameras as SpaceX does. It's way more fascinating to watch a live view from the rocket, 2nd stage, etc. on SpaceX's streams than to see a 90s-era-quality 3D rendering of a 2nd stage in orbit with a few data points in Courier on the screen.
    - Robotbeat 7y ago
      The last decade of Shuttle launches had fantastic remote camera and ground tracking coverage (including 4K and views from the SRBs and external tank after separation), even better than SpaceX's. In part they did this because they were watching for potential foam strikes, etc, but it makes for a fantastic view. SLS is likely to have an even greater level of video documentation since technology will have progressed another decade and it will be such a high profile event (versus the regular Shuttle launches). I suspect many of these views will be live, too.
Reedx 7y ago
They keep delivering inspirational "we're in the future" moments like no one else. I suspect it's going to start affecting the kind of things that some people will want to be working on. Hard to get excited about many of the (ad) tech companies after seeing 2 rockets simultaneously return back to Earth...
dntbnmpls 7y ago
That's an excellent point. I think their ability to sidestep the media and interact directly with their fans and people via social media makes SpaceX feel more personable and accessible. There's no denying SpaceX has increased the enthusiasm for space related topics lately.

One thing I love about Spacex is just how more accessible they make space feel. Between the livestreams of launches, the car in space, this, etc. Good on Spacex

GaryNumanVevo 7y ago

Their HD live streams have been amazing. If we had any Saturn V rockets still around, I would pay to see a launch with all their cameras installed.

Robotbeat 7y ago
You're in luck. SLS is the rocket being built by NASA (and contractors) and is the same class as Saturn V and will launch in a year or two. (SpaceX's Starship likely to do the same.)
- geerlingguy 7y ago
  Hopefully they will build in the same level of remote cameras as SpaceX does. It's way more fascinating to watch a live view from the rocket, 2nd stage, etc. on SpaceX's streams than to see a 90s-era-quality 3D rendering of a 2nd stage in orbit with a few data points in Courier on the screen.
  - Robotbeat 7y ago
    The last decade of Shuttle launches had fantastic remote camera and ground tracking coverage (including 4K and views from the SRBs and external tank after separation), even better than SpaceX's. In part they did this because they were watching for potential foam strikes, etc, but it makes for a fantastic view. SLS is likely to have an even greater level of video documentation since technology will have progressed another decade and it will be such a high profile event (versus the regular Shuttle launches). I suspect many of these views will be live, too.

Reedx 7y ago

They keep delivering inspirational "we're in the future" moments like no one else. I suspect it's going to start affecting the kind of things that some people will want to be working on. Hard to get excited about many of the (ad) tech companies after seeing 2 rockets simultaneously return back to Earth...

dntbnmpls 7y ago

That's an excellent point. I think their ability to sidestep the media and interact directly with their fans and people via social media makes SpaceX feel more personable and accessible. There's no denying SpaceX has increased the enthusiasm for space related topics lately.