Keep On Trying
Mar. 5th, 2016 11:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
krpalmerI might have become really aware another Falcon 9 rocket launch was upcoming hearing about its launch delays. In becoming aware about it, though, I was able to realise the latest launch attempt was going to happen in the early evening, right when I'd have a chance to follow it through streaming video. As the rocket was "just" lifting a communications satellite up to geostationary orbit, it didn't seem to be featured on NASA's own streaming video, so I went to the SpaceX site itself, which had a good number of on-camera commentators and an enthusiastic crowd in the background.
That the launch itself succeeded was one thing, but I knew yet another attempt was being made to bring the first stage back down to a barge at sea. Just as the stage was coming in, though, the live feed from the barge cut out. While the crowd stayed as noisy as before, I decided to check news reports later only to find something went awry again on touchdown. That seemed to make the experience a bit more familiar.
That the launch itself succeeded was one thing, but I knew yet another attempt was being made to bring the first stage back down to a barge at sea. Just as the stage was coming in, though, the live feed from the barge cut out. While the crowd stayed as noisy as before, I decided to check news reports later only to find something went awry again on touchdown. That seemed to make the experience a bit more familiar.