Viewers slam smoke-obscured footage of Artemis launch — while the best view came from a plane passenger: ‘$4-billion rocket, $4 camera work’
By Ben Cost
Published on April 2, 2026.
Viewers have criticized NASA's live coverage of the Artemis II rocket's historic launch, claiming that the camera essentially missed liftoff and that the best videos were shot from passing passenger planes. The footage was filmed as Artemis II successfully launched into Earth's orbit from Florida’s Cape Canaveral for a ten-day mission that would involve circumnavigating the moon. Some viewers attribute the alleged gaffe to having a $4 billion rocket but "$4 camera work". The best footage of the historic launch was captured on Delta Airlines Flight 1784, which was en route from Costa Rica to Atlanta, Georgia when the 32-story rocket blasted off at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
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