Comment by hagbard_c
4 days ago
It was probably deemed a relatively high-risk moment which they did not want to broadcast in case of failure like it was when the Challenger mission exploded.
4 days ago
It was probably deemed a relatively high-risk moment which they did not want to broadcast in case of failure like it was when the Challenger mission exploded.
NASA had another feed that was just the view of the launch from Kennedy Space Center, no commentary. It was a few seconds ahead of the main broadcast, so it seems they already had a delay built in for the masses.
I certainly missed that one. Is it available somewhere recorded? If it is, can you please send a link to it? I'm sorry if I'm asking something stupid, it's just that I can't find anything like that and I also want to see this badly.
For some reason the Kennedy Center one is saying not available right now, but this was the link for it if it returns:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaJklsJonD4
The main broadcast is still up, with the ten minute countdown starting around 5 hours and 27 minutes into it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_UjBMIzNo
Still an odd choice. It is what it is. It’s a fairly risky mission and they chose to go ahead with that. Yet they avert their eyes, like a child watching a scary scene in a movie. Like it’s somehow ok to actually risk lives of four people, but not ok to televise that.