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Wait did it land while they were showing us Modi's face? Why didn't they show the camera feed?

by mathieuh 3y ago

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blackoil 3y ago
:) You know the answer.
BtM909 3y ago
They showed the animation. Maybe in case something went wrong, they didn't want to broadcast that?
- wheelerof4te 3y ago
  Why? No transparency at all. Show me the images and the video of the Moon. Every kid today can create an animation.
subtra3t 3y ago
Maybe you were lagging? PM Modi's face wasn't displayed at the exact moment it landed, but it was shown before and after that moment.
- deleted 3y ago
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- mzs 3y ago
  No, the feed on the right switched to the animation from the lander's view at 19m above the surface.
throwaway_0823 3y ago
The guy is a megalomanic. The ISRO official who announced the successful landing even asked Modi to "bless us"! No doubt a diktat from Modi.
- shri_krishna 3y ago
  > The guy is a megalomanic The Prime Minister is the head of Department of Space, whose primary arm is ISRO. He is the boss. Literally every Prime Minister of India has attended ISRO launches and addressed ISRO after success/failure of launches. > asked Modi to "bless us" You probably aren't Indian but this is quite common in India where we seek blessings from elders.
  - throwaway_0823 3y ago
    > He is the boss. No, he's just an elected representative of the people, a government servant. > You probably aren't an Indian I am an Indian. Modi, desperate to project himself, is overruling the President (who is the supreme commander of the armed forces), gotten himself "coronated" in the new Parliament building, gotten his picture put on every citizen's COVID vaccination certificate (as if he has invented the vaccine).
    - shri_krishna 3y ago
      > No, he's just an elected representative of the people, a government servant. And he still is the boss of DoS whose arm is ISRO. You can cry all you want, it won't change facts. > Modi, desperate to project himself, is overruling the President (who is the supreme commander of the armed forces), gotten himself "coronated" in the new Parliament building, gotten his picture put on every citizen's COVID vaccination certificate (as if he has invented the vaccine). Nonsense.
    - mauryashivam 3y ago
      He has to put his face on all positive news coming from the country. Anyways happy for ISRO and a step in better understanding Moon (chanda mama).
    - goodbyesf 3y ago
      > No, he's just an elected representative of the people, a government servant. Yes. The elected leader is the boss of the executive branch of government. One doesn't negate the other.
seatac76 3y ago
The speech after had a weird order I was expecting ISRO to speak first, thought that was not needed but idk
- shri_krishna 3y ago
  Because: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37235089 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37235089
  - seatac76 3y ago
    I cracked up at the little flag waving by who I assume was the prime minister/president. The duality is interesting serious Indian scientists doing great work and a politician on the screen for no good reason. Here’s to the tribe of scientist prevailing and taking the country forward, prob true everywhere now that I think of it.
    - shri_krishna 3y ago
      > The duality is interesting serious Indian scientists doing great work and a politician on the screen for no good reason One can say the same about President Nixon talking to the Astronauts who landed on the Moon. At least here ISRO comes directly under the Prime Minister of India while NASA does not come under the President of USA.
      - seatac76 3y ago
        Ah I see. Did not know that.

Wait did it land while they were showing us Modi's face? Why didn't they show the camera feed?

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blackoil 3y ago

:) You know the answer.

BtM909 3y ago

They showed the animation. Maybe in case something went wrong, they didn't want to broadcast that?

wheelerof4te 3y ago
Why? No transparency at all. Show me the images and the video of the Moon. Every kid today can create an animation.

subtra3t 3y ago

Maybe you were lagging? PM Modi's face wasn't displayed at the exact moment it landed, but it was shown before and after that moment.

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mzs 3y ago
No, the feed on the right switched to the animation from the lander's view at 19m above the surface.

throwaway_0823 3y ago

The guy is a megalomanic. The ISRO official who announced the successful landing even asked Modi to "bless us"! No doubt a diktat from Modi.

shri_krishna 3y ago
> The guy is a megalomanic The Prime Minister is the head of Department of Space, whose primary arm is ISRO. He is the boss. Literally every Prime Minister of India has attended ISRO launches and addressed ISRO after success/failure of launches. > asked Modi to "bless us" You probably aren't Indian but this is quite common in India where we seek blessings from elders.
- throwaway_0823 3y ago
  > He is the boss. No, he's just an elected representative of the people, a government servant. > You probably aren't an Indian I am an Indian. Modi, desperate to project himself, is overruling the President (who is the supreme commander of the armed forces), gotten himself "coronated" in the new Parliament building, gotten his picture put on every citizen's COVID vaccination certificate (as if he has invented the vaccine).
  - shri_krishna 3y ago
    > No, he's just an elected representative of the people, a government servant. And he still is the boss of DoS whose arm is ISRO. You can cry all you want, it won't change facts. > Modi, desperate to project himself, is overruling the President (who is the supreme commander of the armed forces), gotten himself "coronated" in the new Parliament building, gotten his picture put on every citizen's COVID vaccination certificate (as if he has invented the vaccine). Nonsense.
  - mauryashivam 3y ago
    He has to put his face on all positive news coming from the country. Anyways happy for ISRO and a step in better understanding Moon (chanda mama).
  - goodbyesf 3y ago
    > No, he's just an elected representative of the people, a government servant. Yes. The elected leader is the boss of the executive branch of government. One doesn't negate the other.

seatac76 3y ago

The speech after had a weird order I was expecting ISRO to speak first, thought that was not needed but idk

shri_krishna 3y ago
Because: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37235089 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37235089
- seatac76 3y ago
  I cracked up at the little flag waving by who I assume was the prime minister/president. The duality is interesting serious Indian scientists doing great work and a politician on the screen for no good reason. Here’s to the tribe of scientist prevailing and taking the country forward, prob true everywhere now that I think of it.
  - shri_krishna 3y ago
    > The duality is interesting serious Indian scientists doing great work and a politician on the screen for no good reason One can say the same about President Nixon talking to the Astronauts who landed on the Moon. At least here ISRO comes directly under the Prime Minister of India while NASA does not come under the President of USA.
    - seatac76 3y ago
      Ah I see. Did not know that.