I appreciate the feedback! I love to share my experiences with things like this. I feel like it helps people understand the overall emotion of the event more accurately. Thanks for watching!
You witnessed something very special, something you'll never forget, something to tell the grandkids about .. would love to have been there. Thanks so much for sharing your feelings and the video and pictures. Kia ora from New Zealand. Cheers Aaron.
I tell people all the time that my goal as a grandfather someday is to have so many stories to tell from my life that I never have to tell my grand kids the same story twice. That is why I love traveling. That is why my wife and I don't have a home. Seeing this event was cool for so many reasons, but it had such a deeper impact on me as a creator and I will always cherish that. Thank you so much for leaving such a heart felt comment. Also, where in New Zealand are you from? I always tell people that it is a toss up between New Zealand and Iceland for most beautiful country.
@@spielermediaproductions Just found your reply, I had to come back and have another look at your footage. We live in Wellington which is the capital city and located at the southern tip of the North Island. If you ever come to NZ you should try and be here for a launch of the Rocket Lab "Electron" rocket which launches from Mahia Peninsular on the east coast of North Island. A much smaller rocket but they are finding plenty of work. As a photographer you will find plenty of spectacular scenery to indulge in here. All the best for 2021.
@@mrmullett1067 that is awesome to know! I am itching to make it back to NZ. Last time I was there, I was not into photography. This time it will be a different story. Best to you as well.
I've observed over the past couple days that there's a notable dearth of good video of audiences/reactions/local ambience-experience of launches from the South Texas site in comparison to flights from the Cape. Falcon Heavy audience/launch viewing area type videos from FL have more views than some of the actual launch footage itself and there's a LOT of room to grow a channel based on making quality content of that sort given what's about to happen at the Boca Chica site in the near future. The actual footage of the vehicle itself is going to be hard to beat in terms of quality since there are others who seem to have cornered that market with much closer vantage points (somehow?), but videos that include large audience reaction and the emotional impact of actually being there are going to be huge from this launch site if somebody does it well.
That's a very interesting observation. Filming and photographing these events are rather easy from a technical perspective. Anyone with a wildlife lens and a teleconverter can get very close to the action. Add in a sturdy tripod and a fluid head and that is professional content guaranteed. But that is not a cheap set up by any means. It would be a lot cheaper and more obtainable to focus on the people. Not to mention partnerships that could come from it. I will definitely keep your feedback in mind next time I get a chance to watch a launch.
Wait till they try out the first stage... this was three engines. The booster rocket is designed to have 28. Yep, 28. It’s doubtful it will use that many from land (they are planning to launch the big rocket from the water 25 miles offshore) but it’s gonna be big.
I know! I heard some live streamers talking about that. Just from the experience I had here, I would imagine SPI is too close for 28 engines to be fired. Either way, I'm sure that is yet another spectacle to see. Thanks for checking out my video Scott!
@@spielermediaproductions SpaceX is hiring an offshore engineer to build something presumed to be based on a drilling platform. This has been done before: there is an existing used drilling platform that was a joint venture between Boeing and a Norwegian ship building company and a former USSR rocket company that used old ICBM rockets. In fact it was used to launch the first two XM satellites Rock and Roll. It failed as a company because when USSR broke up the rockets became unavailable. It's now owned by a Chinese company which supposedly is gonna use it again. It has a big advantage because it can launch from the equator. Not an issue with the SpaceX rocket which will have an excess of thrust available. They just need to go offshore to get a big enough safe zone. This is expected to be at least 25 miles. Not a problem in the Gulf since you could use a jackup platform that can be as big as you need it since its shallow for a couple of hundred miles. Off the Atlantic coast would probably need a different style of platform or go into the Bahamas to get into shallow water. Part of the issue is the need for the tankage of propellants is massive with these new rockets.... literally a whole LNG style tankers worth. I will stop now... I could babble on forever.
Well like I said in the video, I am still new to all this. So I really appreciate hearing from enthusiasts on all of these details that are not well known. The gulf definitely has no shortage of oil platforms so I am sure that with enough resources, this would be a viable option for sure. For me, this was my first time seeing a rocket launch and I am still just getting over how unreal it looks. But to have seen it with my own eyes was extremely rewarding. I'm looking forward to keeping up with their progress and hopefully this is far from my last launch viewing.
@@spielermediaproductions been watching since the Apollo program but SpaceX has me excited about space again. The Saturn's 5 launch was amazing but this promises to be even bigger and better. The shuttle was stunning when the solids lit off but this baby is gonna be big. And Elon is getting it done at a speed that I can be alive to see it, unlike NASA and Artemis and SLS. Like I said, it's made me excited about space again.
I have never followed space travel progression that closely. But I do love the concept. I love Star Wars and Star Trek. I loved Interstellar. I understand Hollywood gets it wrong, but the idea of being able to explore space at all is intriguing. Watching this launch was like watching a movie. It was like something Tony Stark would build for the Avengers. That is why it is exciting to me. It feels like this puts us one step closer to all the Hollywood movies no longer just being a fantasy.
at 5:22 is that the boat that caused the delay? on the streams they thought a boat entered the safety perimeter so they held at t- 2 minutes and delayed for another hour.
They delayed the launch for sure and I had heard that it was a boat in the exclusion zone as well. But I honestly have no idea if it was this particular boat. I am inclined to say NO because this boat passed by later on and I have a feeling that whoever got caught in the exclusion zone probably would not have been allowed to keep driving around without an escort. But I have no idea how it works or even what really happened lol. Sorry I can't answer your question!
Thanks for the footage and the explanation of your experience!!
I appreciate the feedback! I love to share my experiences with things like this. I feel like it helps people understand the overall emotion of the event more accurately. Thanks for watching!
This made my day!
Fantastic! It made my day as well. Glad you enjoyed it.
so jealous man. Huge SpaceX fan!
I am now too for sure. Such a cool experience.
You witnessed something very special, something you'll never forget, something to tell the grandkids about .. would love to have been there. Thanks so much for sharing your feelings and the video and pictures. Kia ora from New Zealand. Cheers Aaron.
I tell people all the time that my goal as a grandfather someday is to have so many stories to tell from my life that I never have to tell my grand kids the same story twice. That is why I love traveling. That is why my wife and I don't have a home. Seeing this event was cool for so many reasons, but it had such a deeper impact on me as a creator and I will always cherish that. Thank you so much for leaving such a heart felt comment. Also, where in New Zealand are you from? I always tell people that it is a toss up between New Zealand and Iceland for most beautiful country.
@@spielermediaproductions Just found your reply, I had to come back and have another look at your footage. We live in Wellington which is the capital city and located at the southern tip of the North Island. If you ever come to NZ you should try and be here for a launch of the Rocket Lab "Electron" rocket which launches from Mahia Peninsular on the east coast of North Island. A much smaller rocket but they are finding plenty of work. As a photographer you will find plenty of spectacular scenery to indulge in here. All the best for 2021.
@@mrmullett1067 that is awesome to know! I am itching to make it back to NZ. Last time I was there, I was not into photography. This time it will be a different story. Best to you as well.
I've observed over the past couple days that there's a notable dearth of good video of audiences/reactions/local ambience-experience of launches from the South Texas site in comparison to flights from the Cape. Falcon Heavy audience/launch viewing area type videos from FL have more views than some of the actual launch footage itself and there's a LOT of room to grow a channel based on making quality content of that sort given what's about to happen at the Boca Chica site in the near future. The actual footage of the vehicle itself is going to be hard to beat in terms of quality since there are others who seem to have cornered that market with much closer vantage points (somehow?), but videos that include large audience reaction and the emotional impact of actually being there are going to be huge from this launch site if somebody does it well.
That's a very interesting observation. Filming and photographing these events are rather easy from a technical perspective. Anyone with a wildlife lens and a teleconverter can get very close to the action. Add in a sturdy tripod and a fluid head and that is professional content guaranteed. But that is not a cheap set up by any means. It would be a lot cheaper and more obtainable to focus on the people. Not to mention partnerships that could come from it. I will definitely keep your feedback in mind next time I get a chance to watch a launch.
Nice photage.
Thank you! These are the type of photos that stay special forever.
Wait till they try out the first stage... this was three engines. The booster rocket is designed to have 28. Yep, 28. It’s doubtful it will use that many from land (they are planning to launch the big rocket from the water 25 miles offshore) but it’s gonna be big.
I know! I heard some live streamers talking about that. Just from the experience I had here, I would imagine SPI is too close for 28 engines to be fired. Either way, I'm sure that is yet another spectacle to see. Thanks for checking out my video Scott!
@@spielermediaproductions SpaceX is hiring an offshore engineer to build something presumed to be based on a drilling platform. This has been done before: there is an existing used drilling platform that was a joint venture between Boeing and a Norwegian ship building company and a former USSR rocket company that used old ICBM rockets. In fact it was used to launch the first two XM satellites Rock and Roll. It failed as a company because when USSR broke up the rockets became unavailable. It's now owned by a Chinese company which supposedly is gonna use it again. It has a big advantage because it can launch from the equator. Not an issue with the SpaceX rocket which will have an excess of thrust available. They just need to go offshore to get a big enough safe zone. This is expected to be at least 25 miles. Not a problem in the Gulf since you could use a jackup platform that can be as big as you need it since its shallow for a couple of hundred miles. Off the Atlantic coast would probably need a different style of platform or go into the Bahamas to get into shallow water. Part of the issue is the need for the tankage of propellants is massive with these new rockets.... literally a whole LNG style tankers worth.
I will stop now... I could babble on forever.
Well like I said in the video, I am still new to all this. So I really appreciate hearing from enthusiasts on all of these details that are not well known. The gulf definitely has no shortage of oil platforms so I am sure that with enough resources, this would be a viable option for sure. For me, this was my first time seeing a rocket launch and I am still just getting over how unreal it looks. But to have seen it with my own eyes was extremely rewarding. I'm looking forward to keeping up with their progress and hopefully this is far from my last launch viewing.
@@spielermediaproductions been watching since the Apollo program but SpaceX has me excited about space again. The Saturn's 5 launch was amazing but this promises to be even bigger and better. The shuttle was stunning when the solids lit off but this baby is gonna be big. And Elon is getting it done at a speed that I can be alive to see it, unlike NASA and Artemis and SLS. Like I said, it's made me excited about space again.
I have never followed space travel progression that closely. But I do love the concept. I love Star Wars and Star Trek. I loved Interstellar. I understand Hollywood gets it wrong, but the idea of being able to explore space at all is intriguing. Watching this launch was like watching a movie. It was like something Tony Stark would build for the Avengers. That is why it is exciting to me. It feels like this puts us one step closer to all the Hollywood movies no longer just being a fantasy.
at 5:22 is that the boat that caused the delay? on the streams they thought a boat entered the safety perimeter so they held at t- 2 minutes and delayed for another hour.
They delayed the launch for sure and I had heard that it was a boat in the exclusion zone as well. But I honestly have no idea if it was this particular boat. I am inclined to say NO because this boat passed by later on and I have a feeling that whoever got caught in the exclusion zone probably would not have been allowed to keep driving around without an escort. But I have no idea how it works or even what really happened lol. Sorry I can't answer your question!
Rip sn8
Yep. They said SN9 should be ready to go shortly. So impressive.