the YouTube sidebar chat was so overwhelming I had to turn it off, like the whole world was watching this. people kept dropping in flag emojis of where they were watching from. strong Brazil contingent in the 5 seconds I watched things scroll by too fast to read

April 11, 2026 - 00:16 UTC

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anyone else absolutely terrified to move or breathe during the six minute communications blackout or just me
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I couldn't move. My teenager thinks I'm overly sentimental, and I'm like, LOOK.
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I couldn't watch it live. As much take-off anxiety as I and so mamy of us had from Challenger, I've got a fair amount of re-entry anxiety from Columbia.
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Absolutely.
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I couldn’t watch it live.
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I know it would probably create logistical problems with the rescue raft but honestly like, these guys deserve to open the hatch and see like the COOLEST whale up close
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Had to immediately turn it off and just wait to see someone on here say they were fine
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