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CNN fucked up the launch (Original Post) jpak May 2020 OP
The launch was fine; they fucked up the broadcast. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #1
What happened? StarfishSaver May 2020 #2
The thing was shown taking off while the audio was still doing the countdown. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #3
And they didn't air the launch Renew Deal May 2020 #9
They showed footage of dragon in flight jpak May 2020 #5
Just a guess mchill May 2020 #4
That was weird as hell. Tipperary May 2020 #6
They just showed the actual launch. onecaliberal May 2020 #7
Yep. Disappointing. My husband, for some reason switched livetohike May 2020 #8
I watched the SpaceX stream on Youtube - that stream was fine. backscatter712 May 2020 #10
Unfortunately where I'm at right now, dware May 2020 #14
Why only Fox News - we gotta fix that. walkingman May 2020 #20
I'm at a truck stop in Weed, CA, doing my 34 hour restart and waiting for Mon. so dware May 2020 #30
Weed, huh, great name. Be careful out there Brother. and thank you for helping us all. walkingman May 2020 #35
Best place is Disaffected May 2020 #27
Thanks. dware May 2020 #31
You could try this: Disaffected May 2020 #32
LOL. dware May 2020 #33
No big deal rockfordfile May 2020 #11
Bummer I text my whole family link to NASA live marlakay May 2020 #12
lol i was so confused 0rganism May 2020 #13
It was fake jpak May 2020 #15
flat earth confirmed! 0rganism May 2020 #17
Should have seen it on S-SPIN. a kennedy May 2020 #16
I said: what is this, the last episode of The Sopranos? PCIntern May 2020 #18
It happen in Fox too mecherosegarden May 2020 #19
Meh, I was on the SpaceX site. edbermac May 2020 #21
turn to the NASA channel samnsara May 2020 #22
WGN Cut To It As Breaking News ProfessorGAC May 2020 #23
Discovery Channel did a great job. Split screens galore! Native May 2020 #24
That's where I watched it. lastlib May 2020 #29
MSNBC did ok, but I'm not a fan of Brian Williams. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2020 #25
First I had CNN on and then happened to switch to MSNBC. Totally Tunsie May 2020 #26
Heh, Disaffected May 2020 #28
MSNBC missed the rocket's return landing on the pad. They cut away to a talking head TeamPooka May 2020 #34

Renew Deal

(81,866 posts)
9. And they didn't air the launch
Sat May 30, 2020, 03:35 PM
May 2020

They showed the astronauts while the countdown was happening and then all of a sudden they changed to a rocket in the air. It made no sense.

jpak

(41,758 posts)
5. They showed footage of dragon in flight
Sat May 30, 2020, 03:30 PM
May 2020

Before liftoff and they missed the actual liftoff

Dimbasses

mchill

(1,018 posts)
4. Just a guess
Sat May 30, 2020, 03:30 PM
May 2020

They switched from real time to a time delay view and we never saw the actual liftoff.

dware

(12,418 posts)
14. Unfortunately where I'm at right now,
Sat May 30, 2020, 03:40 PM
May 2020

Fox News is the only station I can get and they actually did a great job of showing the launch and 1st and 2nd stage separations.

A truly flawless launch, it's good that the US doesn't have to rely on the Russians to launch our astronauts into space anymore.

dware

(12,418 posts)
30. I'm at a truck stop in Weed, CA, doing my 34 hour restart and waiting for Mon. so
Sat May 30, 2020, 06:24 PM
May 2020

I can deliver my load to Medford, OR.

I only watched Fox for the launch, not realizing I could use YouTube to watch.

Oh well, live and learn, now I have to fumigate my truck to get the stench out.

dware

(12,418 posts)
33. LOL.
Sat May 30, 2020, 06:35 PM
May 2020

I'll probably have to burn it to the ground to get rid of the stink.
I wonder how I can claim that on my insurance?

Of course I'm kidding, just in case the RW trolls are lurking here.

marlakay

(11,479 posts)
12. Bummer I text my whole family link to NASA live
Sat May 30, 2020, 03:38 PM
May 2020

On youtube. It was perfect and I don’t have cable just appletv.

mecherosegarden

(745 posts)
19. It happen in Fox too
Sat May 30, 2020, 03:45 PM
May 2020

I was switching TV channels and stopped to watch the launch and a female voice was doing the count down and it was not synchronized. I don't think it was CNN .

ProfessorGAC

(65,085 posts)
23. WGN Cut To It As Breaking News
Sat May 30, 2020, 03:54 PM
May 2020

I posted this in another thread, but this one was about broadcast of it, so I'm repeating.
WGN cut from regular programming just about T minus 10.
I think they were just rebroadcasting the streaming feed. Because they didn't miss any important parts.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,354 posts)
25. MSNBC did ok, but I'm not a fan of Brian Williams.
Sat May 30, 2020, 04:40 PM
May 2020

They showed liftoff when the countdown reached zero, dunno what more I could expect. They had some experienced people discussing the various rocket stages, so that was nice.

All the way down to zero, the weather looked threatening.

Fly safe.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
26. First I had CNN on and then happened to switch to MSNBC.
Sat May 30, 2020, 04:52 PM
May 2020

When I did so, there was a 1 minute difference in the countdowns , with MSNBC showing the shorter time so I elected to stay there. At one point, I did switch back just to confirm what I had seen, and the difference hadn't been adjusted. Therefore, I thought CNN was
purposely broadcasting on delay. It was weird.

Seconds after the launch, I went back to CNN, only to see Dotard's fat body turning away from the rocket and clapping like a wet seal. Mother and Pencie were turned towards the launch, but Fat Donnie was preening as though he thought the crowd would be looking at him rather than the rocket. Another Me-Me-Me moment.

TeamPooka

(24,232 posts)
34. MSNBC missed the rocket's return landing on the pad. They cut away to a talking head
Sat May 30, 2020, 06:36 PM
May 2020

from the empty pad and when they came back to it the rocket was there.
Big fuck up.

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