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with every other rocket launch livestream I've watched (SpaceX, NASA, Rocket Lab, etc) when there's a delay they would announce it explicitly. instead, it was
by evil-olive 2y ago
with every other rocket launch livestream I've watched (SpaceX, NASA, Rocket Lab, etc) when there's a delay they would announce it explicitly.
instead, it was at T-18min, they spent a few minutes talking about how fancy the engines were, and then finish with "alright, with 35 minutes left on the countdown..."
edit: they did it again. 11 minutes, they've pretty clearly told the talking heads to vamp, so they're rambling about how cool the "rocket park" is (and how they had to relocate a bunch of turtles while building it) and meanwhile the countdown disappears for a few seconds then resets to 38 minutes.
- DriftRegion 2y ago"if we're adding time to the clock, it means that the team thinks that there might be a possibility that they can sort it out"
- whycome 2y agoYeah it’s really taking their audience for granted. Not a good first look
- ragebol 2y agoYou know what's a worse look: showing your viewers 1000s of little rockets parts. Looks cool perhaps, but doesn't inspire confidence either. But damn it's annoying those delays
- fsloth 2y agoAudience? You mean all the space clients like Nasa, DoD and zillions of new space satellite vendors like IceEye etc? The public stream is nice to have but not critical. I personally felt it was obvious when the countdown was reset. IMHO the show before countdown from 10s to zero is just filler.
- echoangle 2y agoThey have some production value in the stream though, so it looks like they’re trying to make it appealing. It’s probably a recruitment tool for them.
- sbuttgereit 2y agoAudience as in taxpayers perhaps. Whether informing the public directly or indirectly by communicating with the press about the products they want public agencies to purchase isn't critical, but it could be important. Having a public that already warmly embraces your company, or at least is warmly embraced by those that might be vocal in support or not, could make some projects easier to sell vs. a public that is indifferent or even hostile.
- fsloth 2y agoThere was never harm in positive publicity - even though I think the ”new space” operators targets commercial payloads foremost. Blue origin would not become Boeing but a logistical service provider, something like Maersk, chugging in the background.
- whycome 2y agoLiteral audience. It’s a public broadcast/stream with a director and host and production design. It’s a deliberate choice to include it as part of their venture. There is value in the positive public opinion of the launch and coverage.
- jjallen 2y agoThe alternative is to not adjust the clock and let it run out and not launch at all then? Do you really think that’s better? I don’t.
- evil-olive 2y ago> The alternative is to not adjust the clock and let it run out and not launch at all then? holy false dichotomy, Batman
- mkl 2y agoThe alternative is simply to adjust the clock and say why.
- Tepix 2y agoThey really need to establish communications to let the viewers know why they are adding time to the clock.
- gmueckl 2y agoCynically, this feels like Corporate Messaging 101: don't ever admit that anything bad happened. Ignore it if you can. If you can't anymore, spin it into something positive at all costs. If it's bad news, be as vague and euphemistic as possible.
- dailykoder 2y ago"An error occured. Please try again later"
- 93po 2y agoTo be fair, SpaceX did/does(?) the same thing - they use pretty opaque messaging when things went wrong early on. And do stuff like deliberately not show explosion footage on the live stream.
- Tepix 2y agoThey do sometimes give reasons for a stopped countdown such as "an issue with a valve" or "a boat in the wrong area".
- dotancohen 2y ago