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Jessica Rye - launch PAO for STS-117?
by
shuttlepilot
on 08 Jan, 2007 14:50
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Text from CBS News Space Place (
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/current.html):
Mission Personnel
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* Launch Control
Launch director: Mike Leinbach
NTD: Steve Payne
OTC: Theresa Annulis
PAO: Jessica Rye
Can anyone confirm that? Thanks.
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#1
by
nathan.moeller
on 08 Jan, 2007 14:53
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Keep in mind some of these can change in the weeks and days leading up to launch (namely the PAO). They didn't list Buckingham on the CBS list until a few days before launch if I remember correctly. It said "TBD" for a while. Thanks for posting that though. I've never heard of her. Which past launches has she covered?
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#2
by
shuttlepilot
on 08 Jan, 2007 15:16
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#3
by
Jackson
on 08 Jan, 2007 15:27
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Why a new thread for such boring and pointless news?
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#4
by
shuttlepilot
on 08 Jan, 2007 16:48
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Jessica Rye didn't comment any shuttle launch since 2001, so I think it's important news
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#5
by
Jim
on 08 Jan, 2007 17:06
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Huh? Launch commentator assignment is news? No way. That is meaningless and boarding on "groupieism" There is no substance here.
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#6
by
psloss
on 08 Jan, 2007 17:32
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#7
by
nathan.moeller
on 08 Jan, 2007 17:45
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Can't say I disagree actually. Probably a good idea to have this thread either deleted or (at least) moved to the general discussion thread.
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#8
by
Rocket Guy
on 08 Jan, 2007 18:47
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The only liftoff Rye has done is Deep Impact. Lisa Malone was one of the three primary announcers, with Diller and Bruce, from 1989 until 2001.
The CBS page had Bruce for 116 for months.
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#9
by
chksix
on 08 Jan, 2007 18:50
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I think "groupie" threads are good. It's always the astronauts that get all the limelight, why not share some info about the people behind the scenes?
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#10
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Jim
on 08 Jan, 2007 19:45
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PAO is not behind the scenes, just a figurehead much like the astronauts
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#11
by
shuttlepilot
on 08 Jan, 2007 20:54
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nathan.moeller - 8/1/2007 9:28 PM
If you were around for the STS-114 launch campaign events, Ms. Rye did some countdown commentary there, too
She covered STS-114 tanking, am I right?
Ok, so if launch commentator assignment isn't important news for mission - please move posts from that thread to another thread. But which - I don't know.
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#12
by
Roci Stone
on 08 Jan, 2007 22:47
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These folks are the public voice of NASA. I think it speaks (Literally) to an important issue, especially when NASA is having image problems in so many important ways and places. While the people at PAO are all good folks, I do think that there is a matter of ease of articulation when it comes to important technical information, as well as the ability to inspire a certain amount of both excitement and confidence during in-flight commentaries. PAO has problems over-talking the A/G at times, and being too sparing with technical information in favor of light and chatty banter. Knowing when to speak and when to keep quiet is a learned skill. As is knowing what to say when you do speak. In this way, it is a great deal like commercial radio on AM and FM these days.
I believe we have every right to address these topics, and they have nothing whatsoever to do with being any sort of "groupie." I protest that word, simply because it suggests we are some herd of over heated teeny-boppers in a malt shoppe someplace ogling fan magazines. We're all way past that, if we were ever there at all.
Roci
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#13
by
MySDCUserID
on 08 Jan, 2007 22:50
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Wow, tough crowd!! I know I'm a short term poster, but I am a long time lurker, and I must say that I have noticed sometimes that the level of micromanaging gets a bit high in here. It may be more appropriate in the General Discussion section, but it certainly does not deserve deletion. Just MHO.
I support you ShuttlePilot
I found your post to be an interesting tidbit. Also, to add to the comment about the astronauts receiving all of the attention... the PAO seems to receive quite a bit of negative comments. It is nice to hear about the individuals in the PAO. They really are the (official) window into NASA. It is especially nice to hear about the non-engineers that also contribute to the space program. The importantance of non-engineers is, unfortunately, either overlooked or looked at as negative.
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#14
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Chris Bergin
on 08 Jan, 2007 23:09
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MySDCUserID - 8/1/2007 11:33 PM
The PAO seems to receive quite a bit of negative comments.
Unfortunatly it's deserved. I don't know why, but if you compare NASA PAO with Boeing Space PAO and they are world's apart.
This is not a mission element as far as I'm concerned, but given some people are interested, it warrants staying on this section.
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#15
by
MySDCUserID
on 08 Jan, 2007 23:27
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Why is it so deserved? I mean, why do we think that it is so hard to get information out of the PAO? How many people work in the PAO office? I'm sure they get a ton of requests for information on a daily basis. It would probably be a quite a chore to try and satisfy everybody.
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#16
by
spaceshuttle
on 09 Jan, 2007 00:43
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#17
by
shuttlepilot
on 14 Feb, 2007 14:37
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#18
by
Justin Space
on 14 Feb, 2007 15:01
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Can we lock this thread, as it's totally pointless information.
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#19
by
landofgrey
on 15 Feb, 2007 03:23
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Ouch, tough crowd. I'm going to violate my own rule against calling people down, so please forgive me, and my essentially useless posting. But I thought this forum was for people to discuss any of the various aspects of 117, whether it be miniscule nuts and bolts or not. Altough I agree it's not really a mission element (Jessica might disagree) What's relevant to one person may not be to someone else, and vice-versa, but that doesn't make anything, by definition, blanket pointless. I didn't see any restrictions. If there's a thread I'm not interested in, I don't read it; I'm not under obligation to read. The one thread I definitely don't like is one filled with angry and offended replies when there's really nothing to be angry or offended about. That's just a sure way to drive people away, contributors who might have something to say that you do think is relevant, and kill a forum. I've seen way too many good bulletin boards die because too many people thought they were too important and drove everyone else and the life right out.
Personally, I think it's interesting that Jessica is going to do launch PAO. I like her and she's decent to work with during missions so I'm waiting to see how she does.
I found your post to be an interesting tidbit. Also, to add to the comment about the astronauts receiving all of the attention... the PAO seems to receive quite a bit of negative comments. It is nice to hear about the individuals in the PAO. They really are the (official) window into NASA. It is especially nice to hear about the non-engineers that also contribute to the space program. The importantance of non-engineers is, unfortunately, either overlooked or looked at as negative.