# Scaled composites launch today -- need feed **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 21, 2004, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaled-composites-launch-today-need-feed/251431 "2004-06-21T12:03:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![\_xiao\_wenti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b782af/32.png) [@\_xiao\_wenti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_xiao_wenti)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaled-composites-launch-today-need-feed/251431/1 "2004-06-21T12:03:33Z")
Hey, the scaled composites launch is going to happen today in about an hour. I was wondering if there was a high bandwidth feed I could watch. I haven’t even been able to get to the [www.scaled.com](http://www.scaled.com) website with opera on text-only. Please help a technogeek. ---
**Author:** ![St\_Ides](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@St\_Ides](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St_Ides)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaled-composites-launch-today-need-feed/251431/2 "2004-06-21T12:22:24Z")
Their website works for me > [@](#): > > Q: Is there any plan for live media coverage of the flight? A: CNN is planning on broadcasting live coverage. There are currently no plans for an internet stream. Ridgecrest FM radio station, KLOA FM 104.9, will cover the event live, including updates and even the flight’s radio calls. There is a possibility of having severe traffic congestion with cars arriving in the Mojave area. If you are still in your car arriving late, tune in KLOA and look up at the north-east sky. From [Here](http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/june21faq.htm#live) ---
**Author:** ![\_xiao\_wenti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b782af/32.png) [@\_xiao\_wenti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_xiao_wenti)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaled-composites-launch-today-need-feed/251431/3 "2004-06-21T13:14:53Z")
Not to be snide, but as my OP mentioned, I couldn’t get through to the site. Thanks for the info, though. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaled-composites-launch-today-need-feed/251431/4 "2004-06-21T13:32:32Z")
The site says CNN will carry, as will a local radio station but no plans for internet. I left the VCR to tape CNN all day. Maybe I’ll catch it. Wish I had info on the satellite feed. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Parallax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@Parallax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parallax)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaled-composites-launch-today-need-feed/251431/5 "2004-06-21T13:42:18Z")
MSNBC has a live video feed that I’m watching right now. Supposedly NASA has a live feed as well. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaled-composites-launch-today-need-feed/251431/6 "2004-06-21T14:34:19Z")
MSN link: [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5236958/](http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5236958/) I saw the takeoff live! 🙂😃🙂 viewers’s guide > **[SpaceShipOne: The First Private Spacecraft | The Most Amazing Flying Machines...](https://www.space.com/16769-spaceshipone-first-private-spacecraft.html)** > > Reference Article Brian ---
**Author:** ![Parallax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@Parallax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parallax)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaled-composites-launch-today-need-feed/251431/7 "2004-06-21T14:43:29Z")
Live as in actually there or live as in on the video feed? =) ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaled-composites-launch-today-need-feed/251431/8 "2004-06-21T15:34:00Z")
Only the video feed. It was pretty boring after the takeoff, mostly crowd pictures. I don’t waht they showed during separation and flight of SS1, cause I was rebooting my computer and it took me a while giet the feed back. 🙂 I did see the landing tho. (again, video not there) I assume it will be on the news this evening. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Parallax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@Parallax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parallax)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaled-composites-launch-today-need-feed/251431/9 "2004-06-21T15:40:22Z")
I was highly disappointed in the live MSNBC feed. They did a crappy job of keeping the ship in frame during the runway take-off and I didn’t hear any commentary during the actual launch. I didn’t even know the launch had happened - I saw the ship come down and land on video and wondered if something had gone wrong because nobody was saying anything. I had to go to another site to find out that everything had gone well. The recorded feed they have up there now seems to be much better - they were actually able to keep the ship in frame during the takeoff. Sounds like this video was done by NBC itself so maybe it was a better video crew. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2004, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaled-composites-launch-today-need-feed/251431/10 "2004-06-21T20:49:35Z")
Here is a link to a clip of takeoff and a really nice clip from space. > **[Breaking International News & Views](https://www.reuters.com/)** ---
**Author:** ![KP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@KP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KP)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaled-composites-launch-today-need-feed/251431/11 "2004-06-22T03:47:21Z")
Make sure not to miss the Optical tracking from Edwards and China Lake. I’m not sure when they will be publicly released, but I do know copies will be made available to Scaled Composites, and I expect that they’ll be edited into a promo video at some point. ---
**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scaled-composites-launch-today-need-feed/251431/12 "2004-06-22T04:07:03Z")
> [@Parallax](#): > > Live as in actually there or live as in on the video feed? =) 😃[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4989901&postcount=15](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4989901&postcount=15)