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by hagbard_c 86 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.
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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.