Oh the agony! This reminds me of when Apollo 13 went "dark" as they re-entered the Earth's atmosphere. Mission Control was on pins and needles. An eternity, then *jubulation.
-EJ
*EarlJam understands that the Apollo 13 event was of far more significance than a basketball game and in no way means to diminish the valient effort of both the crew of Apollo 13 and Mission Control.