NASA to Broadcast Earth Views in HD

[dkennedy]

NASA to Broadcast Earth Views in High Definition Television

April 17, 2008

NASA News Release

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:

www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more information about NASA's Earth Day events, and the space shuttle and space station programs, visit:

www.nasa.gov/

[adam]

Darn, that would be cool to see, too bad TW doesn't even have the SD NASA channel.

[as12798]

I find it odd that this isn't airing on HDnet with their relationship with NASA. NASA doesn't even have an ad channel, you need a C-Band receiver, so very very few people are to receive this.

[Skaggs]

NASA TV to Broadcast 'Earth Views' In HD
But you may need a big satellite dish to watch it.
By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (April 18, 2008) -- NASA Television is airing a special 60-minute HDTV broadcast of views of the Earth in honor of Earth Day, which is April 22.

The broadcast will include high-def video taken 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. ET 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.

However, there are no reports of any cable or satellite TV provider that carries NASA TV in high-def. Consequently, you may need a large satellite dish to watch the broadcast at home.

Today's broadcast will feature a silent version of the Earth views, NASA says. 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.
For technical information on how to receive the special broadcast in high definition, and for NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit: www.nasa.gov/ntv