Viewing the Launch Over the Internet
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Viewing the Launch Over the Internet
Several organizations inside and outside NASA transmit NASA TV to the World Wide Web. Note that a free plugin is often required to view the video stream, and it is highly recommended that you install and test out the plugin well in advance of the launch. Both video and audio coverage is provided.
NASA Sites
- NASA Headquarters -- streams live NASA TV events. The link generally does not become live until the event starts.
- NASA Spaceflight Web -- Through an agreement with PSINet, the Shuttle Web will provide up to 3,000 Windows Media video streams to Internet users.
- NASA Quest/Learning Technologies Channel -- carries selected portions of NASA Television programming in RealMedia.
- Kennedy Space Center -- RealMedia server
- Kennedy Space Center -- Live Video Feeds
- NASA TV Website
- NASA Direct! Webcasts
- MER Launch at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Download the free RealVideo player
Non-NASA Sites
- HoustonChronicle.com -- Space Chronicle.
- United Space Alliance -- NASA's contractor for the operation of the Space Shuttle
In addition, online news organizations, such as CNN, MSNBC, Fox Online and SPACE.com, may carry some launch and mission coverage. This is just a partial list of non-NASA sites that may carry the NASA Television signal on the Web from time to time.
This list is provided solely as a service to Internet users. NASA cannot warranty the availability of the service or the accuracy of the information on non-NASA Internet sites.
