Launch Scrubbed again…
The launch got scrubbed again today. I woke up early and saw the clouds and said to myself that today would be a good day to sleep in. So I missed the scrub notice. However a tipster had this to say over a series of emails…
1:33 - MSNBC is airing the NASA launch control audio (the Scrub notice). CNN and FNC are not covering it.
1:34 - FNC is just reporting it now as a FOX News Alert. CNN is still on tape.
3:10 - CNN is not showing the 3pm NASA Press Conf. Instead they have a lower third on screen saying when the next launch will be. MSNBC was first to show the press conf. FNC went to in about 2min later.
The only thing I noticed that was odd was NBC’s Tom Costello was anchoring the coverage for MSNBC instead of Chris Jansing. However MSNBC may have made a calculated gamble that the shuttle wouldn’t launch today (for the other possible reason see below). I noticed they were back in NBC’s permanent set and not at the temporary set they used yesterday. But the lightning threat may have had something to do with that and I know Miles O’Brien moved his broadcast location to inside CNN’s nerve center to avoid getting struck.
The next attempt is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon which presents a problem for MSNBC as Jansing is supposed to be guest hosting on The Most next week.
I thought the word came down about the launch being scrubbed about 10 minutes before that time scale the emailer provided, but I can’t seem to confirm that. I remember CNN using their Breaking News ticker with the announcement while the taped “Iraq: A Week At War” still ran. A minute or two later (1:24? 1:23?), Daryn Kagan broke in with the news and talked with Miles for a little bit. They still kept the logo for the taped show in the corner for a while, though..
I’m pretty sure MSNBC did have the news first.
Comment by Coreyback — July 3, 2006 @ 1:56 am
I should have made that more clear. The times refer to when the emails arrived not when the events happened.
Comment by Spud — July 3, 2006 @ 11:23 am
Ahhh, okay. Then it sounds pretty much right.
Comment by Coreyback — July 3, 2006 @ 5:49 pm