Oh, the humanity...

[BrianShaw]

http://abc7.com/science/nasa-camera-engulfed-by-flames-but-its-photos-survive/3527548/

 

[Sirius Glass]

Ok, I agree that film would not have survived this.

 

[Luckless]

I'm kind of surprised they didn't mount them in a housing box to keep the elements off while waiting for launch.

Having been involved in a project where we once accidentally nose dived a small unmanned plane into the ground (Reminder to programmers on coordinate spaces: -100m altitude from current position is vastly different from -100m altitude...), I've been highly impressed by the survive-ability of modern solid state storage.

 

[Chan Tran]

I'm kind of surprised they didn't mount them in a housing box to keep the elements off while waiting for launch.

Having been involved in a project where we once accidentally nose dived a small unmanned plane into the ground (Reminder to programmers on coordinate spaces: -100m altitude from current position is vastly different from -100m altitude...), I've been highly impressed by the survive-ability of modern solid state storage.

I think they didn't expect it.