HDNET'S RESCHEDULED EXCLUSIVE HDTV COVERAGE OF SHUTTLE LAUNCH BEGINS AT 6:00 AM EDT JULY 26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - DALLAS - July 22, 2005

WHAT: NASA will restart the countdown clock on Saturday, headed for a liftoff of NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery at 10:39 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 26. HDNet will be the only U.S. television network to bring viewers entire launch-to-landing coverage in stunning high-definition television.

HDNet has been working closely with NASA for months to upgrade their cameras to 1080i HD and to install new HD cameras and equipment throughout Kennedy Space Center, so that viewers can have an exclusive front-row seat for the pre-flight and boarding routine, the countdown from inside NASA's "firing room," and the historic launch. An HD camera with a special lens will then follow the shuttle as far as 33 miles into the earth's atmosphere.

HDNet will also take advantage of the exclusivity the network has on all HD launch video to repurpose and present unique rebroadcasts of the launch long before other networks are able.

WHEN: Live, uninterrupted coverage begins at 6:00 a.m. EDT on July 26 and continues through the 10:39 a.m. liftoff.

The entire coverage will be repeated on Saturday, July 30 at 11:30 a.m.
EDT. HDNet will also be live on location for the landing scheduled for
12 days later.

"Once again, HDNet is leading the way with innovative and exclusive programming for our viewers," said Mark Cuban of HDNet. "While other networks are beholden to business as usual, only HDNet will bring launch-to-landing coverage of the Shuttle Discovery, without talking heads interrupting this historic return to space."

Cuban continued: "HDTV is a completely new entertainment medium and only HDNet tailors programming to the advanced resolution, sound and widescreen picture HD offers. The launch of the Shuttle Discovery will be a thrilling experience on HDNet and we are proud to be partnering with NASA to present it exactly as those at the launch pad will see it."

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HDNET'S RESCHEDULED EXCLUSIVE HDTV COVERAGE OF SHUTTLE LAUNCH BEGINS AT 6:00 AM EDT JULY 26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - DALLAS - July 22, 2005

WHAT: NASA will restart the countdown clock on Saturday, headed for a liftoff of NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery at 10:39 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 26. HDNet will be the only U.S. television network to bring viewers entire launch-to-landing coverage in stunning high-definition television.

HDNet has been working closely with NASA for months to upgrade their cameras to 1080i HD and to install new HD cameras and equipment throughout Kennedy Space Center, so that viewers can have an exclusive front-row seat for the pre-flight and boarding routine, the countdown from inside NASA's "firing room," and the historic launch. An HD camera with a special lens will then follow the shuttle as far as 33 miles into the earth's atmosphere.

HDNet will also take advantage of the exclusivity the network has on all HD launch video to repurpose and present unique rebroadcasts of the launch long before other networks are able.

WHEN: Live, uninterrupted coverage begins at 6:00 a.m. EDT on July 26 and continues through the 10:39 a.m. liftoff.

The entire coverage will be repeated on Saturday, July 30 at 11:30 a.m.
EDT. HDNet will also be live on location for the landing scheduled for
12 days later.

"Once again, HDNet is leading the way with innovative and exclusive programming for our viewers," said Mark Cuban of HDNet. "While other networks are beholden to business as usual, only HDNet will bring launch-to-landing coverage of the Shuttle Discovery, without talking heads interrupting this historic return to space."

Cuban continued: "HDTV is a completely new entertainment medium and only HDNet tailors programming to the advanced resolution, sound and widescreen picture HD offers. The launch of the Shuttle Discovery will be a thrilling experience on HDNet and we are proud to be partnering with NASA to present it exactly as those at the launch pad will see it."

Source (http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?p=568712#post568712)

Saw the lead up to the scrubbed launch and it was great quality!!! They were right in the "White Room" where they load the astronauts and also had some SD cameras inside the shuttle as they strrapped them into their seats. Good job HDNET!!!! Can't wait to see liftoff in HD!!!!!

Interesting that this event was listed on the HD Sports guide at: http://www.hdsportsguide.com/ (http://www.hdsportsguide.com/)
Is launching rockets a new sport?
:confused: :eek: :shocked :D

:) my guess it is for NASA... This is how they get their exercise.... :D

Dammit I forgot to set my timer to record it and I am out of town for the rest of the week, don't even have TV here. Sling box would come in handy about now.

You can watch it all live at NASA.gov (http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html)
Not in HD of course... ;)

HDNet will re show it Saturday if you'll be back by then

Dammit I forgot to set my timer to record it and I am out of town for the rest of the week, don't even have TV here. Sling box would come in handy about now.It would have to be a manual timer. HDNET is still showing regular programming in my guide data.

I'd love to record the entire event, but if I do, I am going to have to give up some of my HD content... Wintalkers, Charlies Angels, all 3 Matrix movies... Something has to go... *sigh*

Maybe I can stay up.. only 2.5 more hours to go... :sleeo

IMO, this is a 5 hour show for something that it is going to take less than 10 minutes. Last time I recorded the whole thing and found it to be just a waste. Watch the HDnet World Report tonight at 8pm. They will have those 10 minutes.

I woke up at 10AM and I'm watching it live now. About 14 minutes to go

Well, was it successful?

Liftoff occurred!! :)

It was awesome, but blink and you missed it ;)

Wow that was awesome.

There was a camera (SD) attached to the fuel tank and we watched as discovery seperated from the tank :)

Nothing else to see now....

Woke up at 9:15 my time... thanks to 921 am watching delayed...3 minutes till launch :)

It was awesome... I long ago gave up watching network coverage of shuttle launch's because of the insane chatter by the commentators...watched Nasa feeds befpre today... hope HDnet keeps covering launch's.

What a great event. AND yes the tank cam was sweet. We can't wait for the ISS rendezvous on NASA-TV.

I'm archiving to dvd from 921 and from Replay to dvarchive on one of my pc's...

IMO, this is a 5 hour show for something that it is going to take less than 10 minutes. Last time I recorded the whole thing and found it to be just a waste. Watch the HDnet World Report tonight at 8pm. They will have those 10 minutes.

Where was that advice yesterday?? :D LOL!!!

Couldn't see anything really, too cloudy in Orlando. It goes up fast, you really don't get an idea of how fast until you see it in person from a distance!!!

Here are a couple of shots, from Replay Via D* hd...

Yeah, it was kewl. It finally showed up in my guide data about 30 minutes before. So I DVR'd the whole thing.

Sean was right... after 5 hours.. the last 10 minutes were the only thing that needed recorded.

When/if E* ever comes out with DVR editing, that would be a sweet *feature*.

Yeah, it was kewl. It finally showed up in my guide data about 30 minutes before. So I DVR'd the whole thing.

When I went to bed my 921's guide still showed other programming, so I set it for the 3 programs before and during the launch. This morning they showed as 3 seperate Shuttle launch programs...

Leitch’s X75HD Supports HDNet’s Live High-Definition Coverage Of Space Shuttle Discovery Launch

27th July, 2005

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HDNet used Leitch’s award-winning X75HD multiple path converter/synchronizer as part of the facilities in its exclusive North American HD telecast of the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery.

The X75HDs were on-site at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), where HDNet was set to provide complete, launch-to-landing coverage of NASA’s historic Return to Flight in high definition, beginning with Discovery’s liftoff on July 26.

Producing a live, multi-camera, switched high-definition telecast of an historic event of this magnitude requires extensive equipment and technical support. Leitch’s X75HD, which combines up/down/cross conversion, HD frame sync and comprehensive video and audio processing capabilities all in a 1RU package, provides a simple solution to even the most complex applications. HDNet used the X75HD in a number of critical roles including frame synchronization and down-conversion.

“Providing live coverage of this historic event in high definition is an enormously complex broadcast to pull off,” said Philip Garvin, co-founder and general manager of HDNet. “However, by utilizing the best technology available, HDNet was prepared to deliver to our viewers the highest quality pictures ever broadcast of a Space Shuttle launch.”

Video processing features of the X75HD, which was launched to critical acclaim in early 2005, include simultaneous up-conversion and down-conversion with aspect ratio conversion for hybrid standard- and high-definition facilities; level/color proc amp control; optional 3D adaptive color decoding with time base correction; and optional noise reduction. The X75’s 16 channels of internal audio processing include timing with video for lip sync corrections; level control; A/D and D/A conversion; embedded processing for both SDI and HD-SDI serial digital signals and integrated Dolby decompression.

“HDNet is an industry leader in providing viewers with innovative HD programming, and we are extremely proud that they are relying on our technology to facilitate coverage of this historic event,” said Tim Thorsteinson, president and CEO of Leitch Technology.

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