Edwin Groothuis

The beauty of the broadcasts of the shuttle launches.

Five days in advance they started streaming the camera feed and the mission control channel. You knew the name of every station being called, you know exactly of what was happening, you know the messages about "hey something weird is happening, have a look" or "there is a boat in the exclusion zone" or the dreaded "weather? NO GO".

How can we get people interested in STEM if we don't get the insides to projects like this?

#stem #spaceshuttle #launch #artemis2

Apr 1 at 9:14pmWeb
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@mavetju I found it so captivating when JPL first streamed audio from mission control (RealAudio). This was the pathfinder landing in 1997 and it gave me a vivid experience I still remember clearly. I especially enjoy how NASA don't feel obliged to fill the gaps between calls with commentary.