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From: john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: briefings
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Date: 11 Apr 91 23:15:21 GMT
References: <23027@unix.SRI.COM>
Reply-To: john@newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III)
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In article <23027@unix.SRI.COM> larson@snmp.sri.com (Alan Larson) writes:
> While watching NASA select, I have noticed that the change of shift
> briefings are often cancelled due to lack of press interest.  Sometimes
> it is frustrating, since there are times when it would be nice to have
> a review of what has happened, and some of the reasons for some of the
> things, but probably in a little more techinical detail than the press
> media would want.

There usually is a summary and replay of the days events in the evening
(9PM CST, I think).  If you have a stable NASA Select feed, you could
set up your VCR to tape it.  My cable system bounces NASA Select between
channels 32, 34, and 35, so I never know which channel to tape.

> It would be nice if viewers could call in to the number given with
> their questions to be presented at the briefing.  It would be even
> nicer if it were an 800 number, and would help show that people do
> actually watch NASA select during missions, and that there is interest.

I think that they do have a system like this for journalists.  At least
I recall announcements several years ago that qualified journalists could
call the press office at JSC with questions whenever they announced that
a breifing was cancelled.

-john-

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