‘Eight and a half minutes of terror’: Analyst describes moments after liftoff

In the first fully operational mission for a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, four astronauts took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on a flight bound for the International Space Station. CNN's Wolf Blitzer and aviation analyst Miles O'Brien discuss. #CNN #News

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    1. you can say terror when that mission was in the verge of disaster. there isn’t even a sign of disaster. what a click bait indeed. however kudos for SpaceX and NASA for pulling these off.

    1. Yes. Even for professional astronauts because with all the planning and safety checks after safety checks, nothing is completely certain with a launch or reentry. Being in space is the easy part. Getting there and back is the hard and scary part.

  1. *For those who are confused by why this launch is so important:* This is the first contracted all-American launch since 2011. No more sending astronauts to Russia. In space industry, this is a big step forward.

    1. It really doesn’t matter if it’s day or night. So either way, it is equally impressive, which it is, it is crazy that they do it regularly now.

    2. @Ramal Lovingher That also cost an absolute fortune to launch and upkeep. The shuttle is a fantastic idea…but financially….an absolute useless drain on space exploration budget.

    3. @Gusecua it’s not that impressive…what would be more impressive is us maintaining that space not launching more and more into it

    1. I know right?!! My husband and I watched this launch 🚀 live on tv and I was so confused when I saw this title, knowing how well the launch went….

      Such a Horrendous Clickbait Title… Not Cool at All….😡😒

    1. @MONEYBOY TR3Y now money boy you know it’s not over until the fat lady sings. Well she’s singing pretty loud right now and the counting ain’t over. Pennsylvania governor should be in jail.

    2. Why can’t we get 1 external camera view of continuous feed of the entire rocket going into space? But what the heck. Why did I even ask of course it’s al legit.

    3. Of course the Earth is flat. Every time I see a picture of the Earth on my monitor, it proves it. ‘Cause, you know, the MONITOR is flat too!

    4. Why they cut the camera at 2:30+ of course it’s fake unless they provide a real footage.. And as technologies progress it’s will be easier for them to fake it..

    1. @John Bee terror? You ever watch a terror movie? They know what they did. Cnn is like the Fox News for the opposing side.

    2. Jesus Christ… it’s only a title. Space travel is extremely dangerous. I’m sure everyone was very concerned during the launch and very happy when it was complete.

    1. @Rusty Shackleford wow dude thanks for pointing that out. No one would have know otherwise. Will you accept the same invitation to that room over there with sammy and Deborah? You are so smart….

    2. The guy knew what he was doing what he was doing when he made the title. He thought “I’ll just title it this so a lot of people will think something bad happened and they’ll click and wait for something “terrifying to happen” Plus, the thumbnail. He/she knew what they were was doing.

    3. @BeginToThink they used a quote from the clip. It’s a common practice. Instead of bitching why not say “congratulations SpaceX”.
      There, I said it for you.

  2. The title was a direct quotation. In context it was a bit “clickbaitish” but I will give CNN some slack here.

  3. Who ever wrote the title of this clip should be sent to bed without dinner. “And think about what you’ve done young man”.

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