A couple of weeks ago, we told you to be afraid, or delighted, for Nico Nico Douga would be making an English-language debut in the form a live stream of the Space Shuttle's launch.

Well, it happened, and the header above is a screenshot of the opening. It confirms both our greatest and worst fears: first, that Nico Nico's signature scrolling comments remain, and second, that Nico Nico's signature scrolling comments remain.

The comments above are relatively benign, but I imagine that any popular video on the service may eventually be overwhelmed by torrents of racial and homophobic epithets. FFFUUU-