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The launch event was revealing in itself. From NASA to SpaceX to Virgin, there is a huge shift in the launch coverage. Today's event was for the large part an a
by astatine 5y ago
The launch event was revealing in itself. From NASA to SpaceX to Virgin, there is a huge shift in the launch coverage. Today's event was for the large part an ad for future passengers and I suspect that it was due to the rather "routine-looking" take off and landing. Despite the fact that this was path-breaking, the natural theatre of a launch was missing and had to be created by artificial means with the colorful space suits, the music launch and so on. In a way, this is great. It makes it very likely that we will have thousands of "astronauts" in the not too distant future and scheduled flights to space.
- tailspin2019 5y agoYeah this is an interesting take. I felt the same, the "theatre" was a bit (very?) awkward at times, but you're right that this is really a sign that that we're on the way to things like this becoming increasingly "routine". Edit: I should add that I find any opportunity to hear Chris Hadfield talk about space is well worth the time.
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- SergeAx 5y agoIt was a demo of quite expensive commercial entertainment product, of course it would look like that.