So strange seeing modern HD video of a rocket that size lifting off. Can’t wait to see HD footage from the surface of the moon.
The stream did show a heavily corrupted video for a few moments that could have been from the rocket. So I guess they had cameras, but maybe had problems receiving the signal from them.
While they did have a time-graph line, it wasn't relatively spaced just integer ticks along the line.
No list of upcoming steps (1-3 next events) with associated -T+ timestamps they should happen at.
Most glaringly, while they did have a T clock up at some points, there was not a single, always in the same spot, T-clock, and they had a like 90 min hold at T-00:10:00 which is absolutely useless for viewers. It was tough peeking in every so often to tell what they were even waiting for with so many 'ad's / filler segments of videos that should be on the website / youtube in a press kit.
I agree I want to see a scaled timeline with upcoming milestones. I'd like to see basic telemetry (speed, alt, attitude) and a T count at all times, (with an estimated launch time (L-time) before launch). I actually like the way ISRO and ESA present time vs altitude and time vs velocity graphs with an expected line and an actual telemetry line. So I'd welcome something like that.
We got video from some engineering cameras later on in the launch, but the more the merrier; views of Earth from the rocket can be spectacular. Of course there's a practical matter of support for them and TDRS downlink bandwidth, but I think the outreach value of them should be a consideration for NASA.
The truth is, NASA’s strategic goals go beyond delivering payloads. E.g., they also have the explicit goal to
“Inspire and Engage the Public in Aeronautics, Space, and Science”
Can't do a timestamp yet as it's still live but it's obviously towards the end. Look for the Replay overlay on lower left.
edit with timestamps:
Tracking wide slow motion: https://youtu.be/FbX2VuOwJGk?t=29944
Tracking zoom: https://youtu.be/FbX2VuOwJGk?t=30547
These zoom shots are really freakin cool.
I think the paint job (or lack of paint job) on Artemis makes it look smaller to me than the Saturn V rockets. When I saw a diagram showing the relative sizes of different rockets I was surprised that it was around the same size as the Saturn V.
Same goes for SpaceX’s super heavy. I don’t get much of a sense of the size from photos.
I'm a bit disappointed that they didn't live stream actual 4K HDR content. Modern HD video was 10 years ago.