Meegat continues to view technology with awe, even when she's had a pretty good look at how it works-- and as other people have said, it's a bit odd that nobody in her society thought of flicking a switch to see what happens.
And it's puzzled me when they've said it - flipping switches at random is begging for something to go wrong. These people didn't even have electricity; why wouldn't they view something as complex as a rocket launching with awe? I'm relatively certain that I couldn't walk into a deserted mission control and figure out how to launch a Saturn V without any instructions.
Mistral
Well, actually, I think the realistic thing would be for Avon to be unable to launch the rocket, because someone who knew next to nothing about technology had figured out how to make a screwdriver, gotten into the panels, pulled out too many wires, undone some of the lights (which were then used to make jewelry or something) and left the machinery she hadn't butchered on, causing the power to run out. I didn't say that pressing a few buttons they'd *succeed* in launching the rocket. I just stated that they *would* flick switches. People are inclined to fiddle with things, try to solve puzzles, and try to make the best use they can out of the resources they have available.