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Really excited about todays Ariane 6 maiden launch! (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by shadowtofu@discuss.tchncs.de to c/spaceflightmemes@sh.itjust.works

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I was just watching the countdown to todays Ariane 6 flight on YouTube on the ~~official~~ cryptoscammer European Space Agency channel. The preview animation video that they are looping looks stunning, but something seem off …

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[–] shadowtofu@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Wow, it really seems to be one of those crypto scams, you are right! I specifically checked for this, but apparently, I was fooled!

I was suspicious of the -2024 suffix. Things that tricked me:

139k subscribers: I guess this channel just renamed itself?
Lot’s of official esa videos on the channel: Apparently, it’s just playlists.

I will redact my post to remove the cryptoscammer link. So far, no cryptoscamming was observed.