▶youtube ScienceSpace first seen 11 h ago, last 45 min ago, peak #12
SpaceX rocket explosion watched by millions online
Original: 2 million just saw SpaceX blow up
A SpaceX rocket explosion has drawn massive online attention, with coverage of the failure reaching an audience of around two million viewers and generating hundreds of thousands of reactions. Commentators are sharing footage and weighing in on what the loss of the vehicle means for the company's test programme, with discussion splitting between concern over the failure and defence of SpaceX's iterate-fast development approach.
Why now: A spectacular and widely streamed rocket failure is inherently newsworthy and draws huge live audiences.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 6 snapshots from 11 h ago to 45 min ago.
Evidence
- 2 million just saw SpaceX blow up · Chris Norlund · 232.9K
API: https://socialmediatrends-api.osmike.com/v1/trends/407228