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4 minutes ago, tater said:

They probably spend millions in overtime for every single launch, and they can't afford a used gopro that does better than 720p.

idk why but all of the livestream from NASA on YouTube only maxes at 720p, incl. the NASA TV stream.

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(new page, so stream embed)

3 minutes ago, YNM said:

idk why but all of the livestream from NASA on YouTube only maxes at 720p, incl. the NASA TV stream.

Yeah, there are legit reasons WRT streams from ISS, etc (bandwidth limitations based on where they are), but there's no excuse for launches.

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4 minutes ago, tater said:

Yeah, there are legit reasons WRT streams from ISS, etc (bandwidth limitations based on where they are), but there's no excuse for launches.

Could also be that they just copied the stream over rather than a dedicated stream (albeit a dedicated link is available but it mostly only goes to allow people to interact through the live comments).

At least 720p does conserve bandwidth on my end...

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I like the fact that more or less all modern, commercial launchers are of simple "single stick" design. Falcon 9, Antares, Electron, Vega - all are similar, without unnecessary bells and whistles like side-mounted SRB's. Or weird Russian parallel stages ;)

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Cygnus separation. Yet another supply for the outpost...

25 minutes ago, tater said:

Cameras so well attached to the ground, too.

I mean, even the Perseverance landing and the press conferences that happens around it were only streamed on 720p.

13 minutes ago, Scotius said:

I like the fact that more or less all modern, commercial launchers are of simple "single stick" design. Falcon 9, Antares, Electron, Vega - all are similar, without unnecessary bells and whistles like side-mounted SRB's. Or weird Russian parallel stages ;)

It's partly because they're designed for the payload they were meant for. They aren't an add-on piecemeal upgrade to a design from the 60s anymore.

That being said, Atlas V, Delta IV, Ariane 5 (and Ariane 6), FH, HIIA/B (and H3), GSLV, and Long March 5 would like to disagree as they do feature SRBs/LRBs and even co-boosters.

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On 2/21/2021 at 3:43 AM, SOXBLOX said:

They requisitioned better equipment years ago, but the bureaucracy hasn't caught up yet. :mellow:

Or the current NASA TV stream link were started so long ago and they don't want to change it. Most of the event livestreams are broadcast earlier on the NASA TV stream than the dedicated stream links.

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