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From: eder@ssc-vax.UUCP (Dani Eder)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: STS-9 Media Coverage
Message-ID: <656@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 5-Dec-83 13:31:24 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  5 13:31:24 1983
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References: <766@cvl.UUCP> 5 December 1983
Organization: Boeing Aerospace, Seattle
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     The last time I had access to such information, which was about
a year ago, NASA had leased a transponder full time on one of the
commercial communications satellites.  As I understand it, they transmit
live tv coverage over that transponder for whoever wants to pick it
up.  

     When the Voyagers were passing by Saturn, my local cable company
in upper Manhattan picked up the live feed from JPL and put it on one
of their spare channels.  It was lots of fun seeing the photos at the
same time the mission scientists were.  More recently, during the
STS-6 mission, we had the big conference room in the IUS area set up
with TV coverage whenever something was going on.  For those of you
who aren't already aware of it, Boeing built the stage that almost
delivered the TDRSS to GEO.  I presume that local TV stations
pick up launch coverage the same way.  If you know someone or can afford
a satellite antenna, that would seem to be the way to go.

     
                                                          Dani Eder
                                                          Boeing Aerospace
                                                          ssc-vax!eder