NASA TV Commentary

[simonpro]

Hey all, is there any way to turn off the PA guy on NASA TV? As much as he says lots of useful things, it'd be quite nice to be able to hear what is actually gonig on (particularly at TSUP) without him talking over the top

 

[razgriz31m]

no you can't

 

[ryan]

Are you saying to hear the astronauts?

 

[simonpro]

No, I want to listen in to TSUP and the background room chatter.

 

[Notebook]

I suspect it would be very difficult to get a 'clean feed' of any of the comms channels they use. The broadcasters will have it of course, to mix in with their commentary, but I don't think they would let that 'into the wild'.

What you could do, is invert and add the commentary to the full mix, that would give you just the background. I'm sure somebody made a box that did this for early Karaoke, so you could sing along to the backing, and null out the melody.

N.

 

[DaveS]

No, I want to listen in to TSUP and the background room chatter.

Not possible as those are the flight loops which is only for the various flight control teams and is just going through the MCC DVIS which is recorded at JSC in case something goes terribly wrong.

 

[ryan]

would hearing everything the astronauts say would that be invasion of privacy.

 

[simonpro]

Not possible as those are the flight loops which is only for the various flight control teams and is just going through the MCC DVIS which is recorded at JSC in case something goes terribly wrong.

Bah, that's no fun. I'll go see if I can get the Russian sound direct without a picture then.

would hearing everything the astronauts say would that be invasion of privacy.

No.

 

[ryan]

But i think it would be, there talking about other things other then the mission.

 

[simonpro]

They don't actually have to talk to ground the entire time, you realise

The only time it would be considered an invasion of privacy is when discussing medical details with the ground. In this case a private channel is used that everyone else doesn't listen in to.
Or that's the theory, in practice it doesn't quite work out.

 

[Urwumpe]

The only time it would be considered an invasion of privacy is when discussing medical details with the ground. In this case a private channel is used that everyone else doesn't listen in to.
Or that's the theory, in practice it doesn't quite work out.

In one flight plan I have, the only difference between private and public is, that that UHF mode is checked to be disabled to make sure, the conservation does not get transmitted over UHF by mistake. UHF is simpler to decode than the other channels.

But I can't find any indications about encryption being used.

 

[ryan]

They don't actually have to talk to ground the entire time, you realise

The only time it would be considered an invasion of privacy is when discussing medical details with the ground. In this case a private channel is used that everyone else doesn't listen in to.
Or that's the theory, in practice it doesn't quite work out.

I'm thankful they have a private channel for that, i dont want to know how there peeing or something.

 

[Urwumpe]

I'm thankful they have a private channel for that, i dont want to know how there peeing or something.

That is no secret how they do that. They even train this on the ground. :lol: It is a very special lesson, which involves a camera for.....

 

[ryan]

I guess.

 

[SiberianTiger]

No, I want to listen in to TSUP and the background room chatter.

Please keep an eye on my Soyuz TMA-12 thread (the sticky one). This launch is going to be covered on a Russian streaming video for the first time, the intention is to do something along the lines NASA TV does. I'll post the relevant links once they become known. Hopefully, there'll be more actual TSUP chatter than a reporter's commentary.

 

[simonpro]

Please keep an eye on my Soyuz TMA-12 thread (the sticky one). This launch is going to be covered on a Russian streaming video for the first time, the intention is to do something along the lines NASA TV does. I'll post the relevant links once they become known. Hopefully, there'll be more actual TSUP chatter than a reporter's commentary.

That'd be great! I didn't know about this new idea. As you say, hopefully we'll get some good chatter.

It is a very special lesson, which involves a camera for.....

As the sign in the training center says: "correct docking position is vital":rofl:

 

[Urwumpe]

As the sign in the training center says: "correct docking position is vital":rofl:

:rofl:

Bodily liquids have an important place in spaceflight... just research the traditions before a manned Russian flight.

 

[simonpro]

Haha, yes. Although I have always wondered what happens if you don't feel the need to take part in that particular tradition..is there a specific fluid loading protocol to get yourself ready for it?

 

[ryan]

Please keep an eye on my Soyuz TMA-12 thread (the sticky one). This launch is going to be covered on a Russian streaming video for the first time, the intention is to do something along the lines NASA TV does. I'll post the relevant links once they become known. Hopefully, there'll be more actual TSUP chatter than a reporter's commentary.

Will the luanch have English speaking people, to translate for us. I'm wanting to learn Russian, for many other reasons besides space flight, One day i want to go to the eastern parts of Russia, the ones that dont have much of say in whats happens in the west side of Russia.

 

[Urwumpe]

Haha, yes. Although I have always wondered what happens if you don't feel the need to take part in that particular tradition..is there a specific fluid loading protocol to get yourself ready for it?

Well, if there is a specific fluid offloading protocol... :rofl:One day, we will have this pre-launch sequence in Orbiter. And one day, we will hear the R-7 launcher say welcome to the cosmonauts...