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From: tomm@asgb.UUCP (Tom Mackey)
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Subject: Re: Shuttle Coverage on Cable News Network
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Date: Sat, 11-May-85 16:54:19 EDT
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> I long for the days of my youth, when the entire country sat on the 
> edge of its seat (figuratively speaking) for the entire duration of
> an Apollo mission.  Forget this crock about the declining newsworthy-
> ness of space being an indicator of how commonplace it has become -- 
> I still find it fascinating and wish the media paid more attention!
> 
> 
> Lewis Barnett,CS Dept, Painter Hall 3.28, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78712

I agree!  I have had the pleasure of being directly involved with the space
shuttle (HRSI project at LMSC) and would love to see better news coverage.
If anyone out there is connected with netwok news coverage, consider this my
vote for improved coverage of all space missions.  I get particularly
dissapointed when I get up several hours early to watch the shuttle liftoff
only to find nothing on but inane early morning talk shows.  Even CNN has of
late been letting us down.

Tom Mackey
Burroughs ASG
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