I don’t work there, and I still went nuts. I really like that reaction when the engine shuts down and the smoke clears, showing it perfectly upright.
And again, after the landing, the orbital vehicle launched eleven satellites, about 379 pounds each; a twelfth dummy payload was aboard to balance the load during boost.
http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/spacex_orbcomm_press_kit_final2.pdf
I don’t know why, but I watched it and didn’t come away with that reaction. I was very happy and glad to see that it worked as hoped for, but it wasn’t a land mark event to me, even though it was.
Not sure why.
I love the space programs and appreciate what they accomplished. It just seemed to me the whoopy factor was off the charts in the video.
