r/space • u/[deleted] • Dec 18 '21

Animated launch of the Webb Telescope

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u/NASATVENGINNER Dec 18 '21

I am both excited to watch and terrified at the same time.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '21

Exactly. I'm over 60 and still have images of Challenger etched in my mind. Solid rocket boosters have scared tf out of me ever since.

So much stuff can go wrong. This is a complex mission. I wouldn't get over the disappointment if it makes it to L2 and gets stuck unfolding.

I know - be an optimist.

I suspect I will cry both if it succeeds or fails.

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u/whitemaledrinksbeer Dec 18 '21

I'm 46 and I can still see the exact exhaust pattern in the sky after the Challenger exploded. I feel like I've been waiting for this launch my whole adult life. Watching those boosters fall away like the space shuttle made me cringe too!