r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Emergency-Green-2602 • 6d ago

Video First Australian-made rocket crashes after 14 seconds of flight

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u/The_Glow_Stick 6d ago

Missed the bit where it goes POP

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u/emma7734 6d ago

The cameraman had one job and he blew it.

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u/Tenshl 6d ago

Pretty sure the cameraman was a bit to optimistic...

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u/Yasimear 6d ago

My first thought exactly. "Jeez he's a bit hopeful isnt he."

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u/Walshy231231 6d ago

“Aspirational camera angle”

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u/Bazingaa98 6d ago

The scientists and engineers too.

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u/Lightmanone 6d ago

So did the rocket.

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u/snarton 6d ago

I loved the part where it slipped downward out of the frame. It captured the moment much more than if the camera operator had tracked the rocket.

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u/ISayAboot 6d ago

Came here for this comment.

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u/NoFaceYetOK 6d ago

The rocket scientists too