SpaceX Launch Scrubbed – But No One Could See It Happen(nasawatch.com)
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SpaceX Launch Scrubbed – But No One Could See It Happen
http://nasawatch.com/archives/2014/06/spacex-launch-s-2.html
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Err... let me see if I can piece this together. Friday's attempt was webcast and was scrubbed. Saturday's attempt was not webcast and was scrubbed. Today's attempt is scheduled for 5:16 PM Eastern and will be webcast? http://new.livestream.com/spacex/events/2980259/statuses/546...
Wonder if this represents two reversals in policy, or if webcasting yesterday was just inconvenient or maybe expensive for a launch they didn't expect to happen?
Wonder if this represents two reversals in policy, or if webcasting yesterday was just inconvenient or maybe expensive for a launch they didn't expect to happen?
EchoLogic wrote a great opinion peace on this:
http://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/28r7te/opinion_a_mes...
http://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/28r7te/opinion_a_mes...
I think SpaceX chose to not webcast yesterday's launch because they believed the chances for a scrub were very high. It's better to grow a large following for webcasts of rocket launches rather then scrubbed launches.
Apparently SpaceX will webcast the launch:
http://www.spacex.com/webcast/
Spacex and then USA v Portugal.
So much for this afternoon.
So much for this afternoon.
Think about it, what we got to see up close represents the cutting edge in manned space technology anyone has ever produced. That's not only of interest to Musk's commercial rivals here in the US but also to 'rival' nations that still have state-sponsored space programs. Even if Musk is ok with it, I wonder how happy the US government is that China, Russia, Iran etc can pour all over those launch photos and videos.
Nasa never provided that kind of access to the press and media of its space vehicles. We should be grateful for the amount of access we've enjoyed from SpaceX.
(it sounds like they ARE going to be steaming it online after all, btw)