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I'm always a bit bothered by the cheering during a SpaceX launch. Maybe I'm just historically attached to the scenes of stoic engineers at JSC mission control,
by hydrogen7800 4y ago
I'm always a bit bothered by the cheering during a SpaceX launch. Maybe I'm just historically attached to the scenes of stoic engineers at JSC mission control, but space fight is always hard and risky, and cheering at every event shows a lack of humility, IMO. Cheer when the mission is successful. As an extreme case, imagine cheering as Challenger cleared the launch tower.
- soared 4y agoImagine being mad at other people’s happiness.
- binaryblitz 4y agoAs far as I'm aware, the cheering is outside of the main control room (which is where the broadcasters are). Also: there are no people on board. If it blows up, it's "only" money that's lost.
- hydrogen7800 4y agoYes, big distinction between manned vs unmanned. I don't remember if the situation was the same for the first crew dragon launch. It's just something that stuck with me since watching one of the first broadcasts of high profile falcon launch.