speckxArtemis II will use laser beams to live-stream 4K moon footage at 260 Mbps
Hopefully, the footage is better than the missed pan up at lift-off, and showing spectators at the time of booster separation.
I understand funding cuts and all, but this is a once-in-a-generation moment and it’s filmed with no apparent effort whatsoever.
The camera and simulation footage were a bit of a letdown and something SpaceX does much better. On the other hand NASA launches do evoke a feeling of substance over form where science takes precedence over presentation. For that money however I concur - I expected more. Especially the simulation footage where the lack of brightness made it hard to see the vehicle - they might as well have used KSP for it
> NASA launches do evoke a feeling of substance over form
For real?
I was rolling my eyes hard at:
GC systems go? GC systems go for all for humanity!
And then the VERY scripted pre-launch speeches. It’s like everyone there had been taking notes from inspirational hero movies.
It’s cool. But let’s not act like going around the moon is the most historic thing ever… since we’ve already done it plenty, right?
What NASA does goes in the history books.
What SpaceX does goes in quarterly reports.