[Nodxa] Fwd: FW: NASA to Broadcast Earth Views in High Definition Television

[Williams, G (AF8C)]

>Subject: FW: NASA to Broadcast Earth Views in High Definition Television
>Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:48:15 -0500
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: NASA News [mailto:hqnews at mediaservices.nasa.gov]
> >Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 3:40 PM
> >To: NASA News
> >Subject: NASA to Broadcast Earth Views in High Definition Television
> >
> >April 17, 2008
> >
> >Katherine Trinidad
> >Headquarters, Washington
> >202-358-3749
> >katherine.trinidad at nasa.gov
> >
> >Nicole Cloutier-LeMasters
> >Johnson Space Center, Houston
> >281-483-5111
> >nicole.cloutier at nasa.gov
> >
> >MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-081
> >
> >NASA TO BROADCAST EARTH VIEWS IN HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION
> >
> >HOUSTON -- Since humans first flew in space, nothing has
> >captivated astronauts more than the view of home out the
> >window of their spacecraft. In honor of Earth Day, April 22,
> >NASA will make those views available to people here on Earth
> >with an event highlighting imagery taken by astronauts and the
> >science behind it.
> >
> >For the first time ever, NASA Television will air a special
> >hour-long broadcast of views of Earth taken in High
> >Definition, or HD, by astronauts on past space shuttle and
> >International Space Station missions.
> >
> >The special HD broadcast will air between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m.
> >EDT on Friday, April 18, and replay at the same time on
> >Monday, April 21. It will air every hour from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
> >on Tuesday, April 22.
> >
> >The Friday HD broadcast will feature a silent version of the
> >Earth views. The broadcasts on Monday and Tuesday will include
> >a discussion of the views by Dr. Justin Wilkinson, a scientist
> >with the Crew Earth Observations Office at NASA's Johnson
> >Space Center in Houston.
> >
> >The footage also will air on standard NASA TV during regularly
> >scheduled Video File broadcasts. For technical information on
> >how to receive the special broadcast in high definition, and
> >for NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling
> >information, visit:
> >
> >http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
> >
> >For more information about NASA's Earth Day events, and the
> >space shuttle and space station programs, visit:
> >
> >http://www.nasa.gov
> >
> >
> >-end-
> >
> >
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