NASA to Broadcast Historical Highlights in High Definition

Aug. 5, 2008

John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
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James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-148

NASA TO BROADCAST HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS IN HIGH DEFINITION

WASHINGTON - NASA Television will broadcast a special high definition
(HDTV) feed of two hours of highlights from America's human
spaceflight history as the agency celebrates its 50th anniversary.

The NASA HD highlights will be broadcast on Friday, Aug. 8, Monday,
Aug. 11, and Tuesday, Aug. 12, from 9 to 11 a.m. EDT on a special
feed from NASA TV. The highlights also will be broadcast on standard
definition on NASA TV's media channel.

The broadcast will include material drawn from more than 150 hours of
historical film footage that was converted to HDTV under
collaboration between The Discovery Channel and NASA. Much of the
converted footage was used in production of The Discovery Channel's
acclaimed series, "When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions."

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 and its programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov


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