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The launch coverage was too clinical. 1,800 employees behind the company and they must be absolutely ecstatic right now. There were very brief audio snippets wh
by chaz 14y ago
The launch coverage was too clinical. 1,800 employees behind the company and they must be absolutely ecstatic right now. There were very brief audio snippets where you could hear cheering, but it would have been great to have gotten to feel what it's like to be there inside Launch Control. NASA Curiosity did a much better job of this, with applause, cheering, hugs, and high fives.
Congratulations to the whole team at SpaceX!
- ceejayoz 14y agoThe likely difference is probably not enthusiasm, but the fact that the Curiosity folks were just along for the ride. Everything happening had already happened minutes ago.
- nettdata 14y agoI _LOVED_ the fact that they had an engineer co-hosting the webcast. He wasn't the typical pretty-boy spewing stuff from a teleprompter that he didn't understand, and his post-launch elation said it all. Go for quality information, even if it's a bit rough around the edges from a BS marketing standpoint. Get a REAL rocket scientist spreading the word.
- Turing_Machine 14y agoBoth of the hosts were engineers, actually.