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From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP
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Subject: Re: TV news mangling (flame!)
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Date: Thu, 8-Dec-83 21:28:49 EST
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On the other hand, I watched the landing live on CBS tonight, and I
was impressed.  The commentators both seemed to be making a point of
not talking while there was direct audio coming out - they would even
stop in mid sentence to let you hear.

Also, the photography was spectacular!  The chase plane had the shuttle
in site, filling the picture, which was rock steady, for about a minute
before the landing.  Wow!  Of course, I assume the other networks had
the same picture.

Did Young wait until the last minute to bring down the gear on purpose,
or was that controlled by a computer?  Is there some aerodynamic reason
for waiting so long?

Our local TV station said that "a belligerent computer refused to allow
the Columbia to land".  Now THAT I resent.  If an athlete hurts his knee,
we're all concerned about his injury.  But if a computer gets fried
by a jet flame, then it's the computers fault!  And it's not just person
vs machine - you know if the jet had fried a tile or some other part of
Columbia, they'd all be concerned about Columbia.