Live From Mars ended in December 1997. Please see Mars
Team Online for a more recent project about Mars.
Internet coverage of LFM's second live broadcast
On April 24 from 1-2 p.m. Eastern, the second Live From Mars television
program was broadcast over PBS and NASA-TV.
You may have had a hard time getting the "real-TV" programming. Many
local PBS stations elect not to distribute this programming live (call
them to complain!). People without satellite dishes might not have access
to NASA-TV. And people outside of the United States aren't covered.
So we offered the options below for tuning into the programming over
the Internet.
Internet service for April 24 "Cruising between the Planets"
During the program:
- Sound from the broadcast was shared live over the Internet using
Real Audio. An archive of
Program 2 is now available. Before starting, you'll need to first get
the Real Audio player
- The ability to ask questions via email to the folks on TV was available
only during the broadcast. Many people sent in live email questions
and a bunch were read on air during the television broadcast.
- CU-SeeMe has several existing reflectors that regularly broadcast
NASA TV. Follow this link for a list of
NASA-TV/CU-SeeMe reflectors.
- Information about MBONE coverage was listed on the MBONE scheduling
program (SDR). At times, around 30 people were tuned in via MBONE.
- Once per minute we hoped to post a new Web snapshot from the broadcast.
We said that it was unlikely to be available unless magic prevailed.
There was no magic, so we'll try again next time.
After the program:
- Last broadcast we hosted WebChat and CU-SeeMe parties for students
to interact with each other. Our experience leads us to believe that
continuing to offer these student forums would be unwise.
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