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> Given that China has had some embarrassing and destructive disasters in the space program, they seem a bit reluctant to go for the live broadcast approach. T
by tanzam75 13y ago
> Given that China has had some embarrassing and destructive disasters in the space program, they seem a bit reluctant to go for the live broadcast approach.
The launch and landing of Chang'e 3 were both broadcast live on CCTV English.
If American news networks decided not to cover it live, then you can hardly blame that on the Chinese.
- anigbrowl 13y agoOh, I had misunderstood them to be on a delay. I certainly don't blame the Chinese for the relative lack of coverage here in the US.
- yapcguy 13y agoWhen the UK's Beagle failed, the public reaction was "Oh well, better luck next time.". If the Chinese mission failed, the reaction would probably be "Ha, you guys suck, you need to steal and copy some more". The Chinese don't want to be humiliated thus I'm surprised there were live feeds. This must show increasing confidence in the space program and their abilities to execute successfully.