>>16831804
Shit happens man, I’ve been obsessed with following NASA launches and missions since the early 00s. You get used to the huge expectations and even bigger letdowns.
I used to think Delta II was big. I wore the pain of Mars Polar Lander failing. I was hurt when Deep Space 2 failed. I remember seeing Huygens losing its data uplink. I was completely ready for JWST to have a mission-ending origami unfolding error.
If you’re a train autist, you get the luxury of timely arrivals and fun, predictable, dopamine. To be a space autist, however, one must emulate buddha and let go