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From: mitchell@kvue.UUCP (Roger Mitchell)
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Subject: Re: Television coverage
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Date: Tue, 4-Feb-86 20:58:46 EST
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>The ONLY video coming out from the launch site was NASA's official
>news feed . . .

Actually, each network (and a lot of local news stations) DO have their own
cameras present at the launch.  The NASA pool feed is provided to reduce the
amount of television hardware present at the KSC (the trucks used by networks
in covering special events are 45 foot long semi-trailors), and because, face
it, shuttle launches just aren't (or weren't) that big to the "average viewer".
However, I believe that the video we were seeing of the families in the
reviewing area was shot by non-NASA photographers, so let us in this business
take "credit" for that somewhat unnecessary intrusion into the families grief.