On 2023-11-17 8:34 a.m., Snidely wrote:
> After serious thinking Alain Fournier wrote :
>> On 2023-11-15 6:21 p.m., Snidely wrote:
>>> Alain Fournier formulated the question :
>>>> On 2023-11-14 8:21 a.m., Alain Fournier wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> See
>>>>>
https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-launch-date-november-2023#
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Alain Fournier
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dear Elon,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> For the first launch of the Starship stack you told us that
>>>> excitement was guaranteed. I think that if Starship had succeeded to
>>>> go to Hawaii, that would have been exciting. If Starship had went
>>>> Kaboom shortly after take off, that would have been exciting. But
>>>> blowing up once the rocket is out of sight, that is not very
>>>> exciting. So this time, please provide for a success or a RUD
>>>> shortly after take off. In my opinion, the optimal zone for blowing
>>>> up is 500 m to 1 km from the launch pad. ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Alain Fournier
>>>
>>> The rocket was certainly in sight for the NSF team's live coverage.
>>> For Everyday Astronaut, too, but he almost flushed coverage.
>>>
>>> /dps
>>>
>>
>> Yes, but seeing it through a telescope isn't the same as seeing it
>> with your eyes and hearing the bang.
>
> You were in Brownsville for the first one?
No. And in reality I thought the first launch was exciting. But I would