Logan Pierce

AV Systems @SpaceX🚀

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

One more orbit (around EPCOT)

@rookisaacman @Gillis_SarahE @KiddPoteet @annawmenon @johnkrausphotos @PolarisProgram

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

@cb_doge I’ve been on a lot of Delta flights and never seen a double digit download speed.
Also, ping is a really important metric here.

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

@GroundTruthPics @mymatrixplug @NASASpaceflight 😂

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

The future is here!

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

Go for launch! 🚀

[Jared Isaacman @rookisaacman]

@skphoto1045 Going to fly real quick and inspect the QD

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

I love Vandy

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

F12 🚀

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

🚀TEST LIKE YOU FLY🚀

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Three years since the first flight of Starship, the next generation is here. New ship. New booster. New engines. New pad and new test site. SpaceX engineers are working to solve one of the most difficult engineering challenges in history: developing a fully, rapidly reusable rocket

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

I already struggled to find the stoplights and bicycles. What kind of Captcha is this?!

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

@elonmusk There’s also nothing like the first tight turn in a normal car after driving a Cybertruck constantly. 😂

[Photon Empress 🌸 @PhotonEmpress]

I don't think there is anyone on the planet who has done more live rocket broadcasts than me. I literally have done *hundreds* of them over the last 18 years. And some of the largest launch broadcasts on the planet too! I say this not to brag, but to convey a level of expertise in launch broadcasts that I think few, if any, can beat. Ok, maybe brag a little 👸

I know a lot of people were not super happy with NASA's coverage, specifically at liftoff. But man, let me tell you... As someone who has done hundreds of these... IT IS FREAKING HARD! I have personally had bad liftoff sequences too. It happens. And it sucks. And I hated it when I did that. To me. And to you.

It is hard to convey just how complex liftoff is during a broadcast. It is a moment in time where nearly every view is available, but very few are viable. You never truly know which ones will be viable either, so it's a guessing game and a bit of luck. You have to scan through to find the shots that work, but you only have *seconds* to do this. Seconds.

I have learned over the years that a technical director (vision mixer) needs an A and B plan for liftoff. Generally engines -> pass through -> medium -> wide -> super wide -> track scope -> track spot for the A plan. The B plan is usually far easier with engines -> wide -> super wide -> track scope. The switcher control surface needs to be set up to execute these plans extremely quickly. And even if you do all of this, a gust of wind blowing smoke the wrong way can foil the best of plans. It. Is. Hard.

I hear ya all, but let's cut NASA some slack here. They have amazing people working the launch. They have many people they need to support in their broadcast including the media, schools, NASA employees, government officials, and the public. It is like getting pulled in a billion different ways all at once.

Was liftoff coverage epic? No. I mean, it just wasn't. Will they learn from this and make Artemis III better? I believe they will. I know the people working these things, and they are great. Don't let one launch paint a bad picture here.

There is enough space for everyone. If you didn't like NASA's coverage, then @NASASpaceflight, @TLPN_Official, @Erdayastronaut, @SpaceflightNow and more had other, amazing options that may suit your tastes better. We live in a time where you have incredible options. It's awesome and exciting.

Oh, and WE HAVE FOUR HUMANS GOING TO THE MOON RIGHT NOW! Lets be excited about that instead!

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

@LelloucheNico @rjonesy How do I upvote this?!

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

If the future doesn’t look like this, we’re doing it wrong.

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

@OwenSparks This team is elite!

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

TERAFAB

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Announcing TERAFAB: the next step towards becoming a galactic civilization https://t.co/xTA70LOU0e

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

@Ubiquiti Can your dev team go work on Microsoft Teams for a few months?

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

🚀

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

Shoot! Not the engines too!

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

Bring it back, it’s missing a grid fin.

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

@Sojourner_Art @GeneralWoofy Actually just an iPhone 16 Pro Max

[Logan Pierce @_lpierce]

Bring it back, it’s missing a grid fin.