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A complete coincidence, I was just watching these worst rocket malfunctions [1] then flicked over to HN and this was #1 story. Initial thoughts are that the ma

A complete coincidence, I was just watching these worst rocket malfunctions [1] then flicked over to HN and this was #1 story. Initial thoughts are that the main difference is now we have HD video and for some reason the controllers remain silent after the explosion... Why the silence? There used to be at least some reaction from the controllers. From an "oh no" to "obviously a major malfunction"... no sh*t Sherlock... [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6qJh9upqW8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6qJh9upqW8

engi_nerd 11y ago
> Initial thoughts are that the main difference is now we have HD video and for some reason the controllers remain silent after the explosion When something like this happens, all the conversations about what happened are being held on comm nets that aren't broadcast. Believe me, the controllers are talking to each other, gathering and sequestering data, etc. But they aren't doing it on the net that's broadcast to the public.