Why do the play-by-play announces ALWAYS downplay these?
"There has been an anomaly. We will investigate this technical difficulty and get back to you..."
The goddamned rocket just blew up right in front of your face! Why don't they just say so? Are they afraid to look like fools because the rocket might to rise out of the fireball and make it to space after all?
Just ONCE I would like to hear the announcer say what's actually going on (in the calm pilot's voice of course)...
"Aaaaand there's been an explosion. ..... This is a .... catastrophic failure. ....... The rocket has crashed into the ground...... My, how unfortunate...... This is obviously an. ..... aborted mission."
Biting the hand that feeds IT
