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From: mrlguest@PUR-EE.UUCP (Mike Young)
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Subject: Re: Live on TV
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Date: Tue, 25-Feb-86 11:52:15 EST
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In article <[MC.LCS.MIT.EDU].827198.860222.KFL> you write:
>
>    From: pur-ee!ecn-pc!wdm@ucbvax.berkeley.edu  (Tex)
>
>    >        7 brave humans died on the Challenger; we all respect their
>    >        courage, but some of us are wondering why you have to die live
>    >        on TV to raise the conscience of a nation.
>
>       If I recall correctly, the Apollo One Crew did not die "live on TV," and
>       the conscience of the nation was still raised.
>
>  Neither did the Challenger crew.  The launch was not covered live on
>any broadcast TV network.
>								...Keith

You may not consider it a "broadcast network", but I did see the
launch live on CNN.