I remember the idiots claiming that the whole Moon landing was staged on a Hollyweird back lot back then - can you imagine the ‘fun’ they would have caused had the Interwebs been active?
Great launch; really shows America at its best.
Just think, California has “Moonbeam” (AKA Jerry Brown)so ya, it would be fun to throw a monkey wrench in and watch a lib’s head implode!
Two excellent shots during liftoff on the replays (close up of the main-engines): the bottom of the MEFT was smokin’, and the shockwave that traveled all the way down...