[TriLUG] OT: shuttle launch & need C-Band digital satellite downlink

Brian Henning brian at strutmasters.com
Thu Jun 29 16:28:03 EDT 2006


Find a friend at NCSU.  When I was there (granted, that was 4 years 
ago), NASA was the channel immediately following Public Access for the 
on-campus cable service.

Not sure but what that may have changed by now, though.

Good luck!

~Brian

Kevin Otte wrote:
> Alan Porter wrote:
>>> I am looking for a way to get NASA TV directly.
>>>   
>> (1) internet - I watched the "Opportunity" land on Mars this way
> 
> This is a last resort.  The RealMedia servers fill up pretty quickly on
> launch day, and the quality is no match for a honest to goodness TV feed.
> 
>> (2) cable TV - doesn't Raleigh cable show NASA TV from time to time?
> 
> As you said, "from time to time".  There is no guarantee that they will
> have downlink during the launch, as I think they only grab certain
> educational feeds and recap sessions.
> 
> That, and I don't subscribe to cable.
> 
> -- Kevin
> 

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