April 17, 2008

Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine trinidad@nasa gov

Nicole Cloutier-LeMasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole cloutier@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

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