Sean Mota
07-30-2005, 12:20 PM
Time Warner Cable to air Space Shuttle coverage in high-def
Time Warner Cable will air several special features related to the Space Shuttle Discovery in high-definition television.
The cable company will show a 30-minute special behind-the-scenes look on the shuttle. "Shuttle Discovery Returns to Flight" has been produced by HDNet and will air July 31 at 12:30 p.m. It will also include pre-launch and launch highlights.
HDNet also will replay the five-hour NASA launch on July 30 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
All of this programming is being made available to lead up to the shuttle's return flight on Aug. 7 at 4:50 p.m. Central Time, which Time Warner will also air on high-definition television. HDNet is located on channel 162.
The programming could be historic since NASA administrators will suspend all shuttle flights once Discovery returns.
Scientists said earlier this week that pieces of insulation foam broke from the spacecraft during launch, prompting NASA's decision to halt the shuttle program until problems are solved. Discovery is the first shuttle flight since the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003. A similar problem caused Columbia to disintegrated during mid-entry, killing all seven astronauts on board.
Source (http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2005/07/25/daily37.html?from_rss=1)
Time Warner Cable will air several special features related to the Space Shuttle Discovery in high-definition television.
The cable company will show a 30-minute special behind-the-scenes look on the shuttle. "Shuttle Discovery Returns to Flight" has been produced by HDNet and will air July 31 at 12:30 p.m. It will also include pre-launch and launch highlights.
HDNet also will replay the five-hour NASA launch on July 30 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
All of this programming is being made available to lead up to the shuttle's return flight on Aug. 7 at 4:50 p.m. Central Time, which Time Warner will also air on high-definition television. HDNet is located on channel 162.
The programming could be historic since NASA administrators will suspend all shuttle flights once Discovery returns.
Scientists said earlier this week that pieces of insulation foam broke from the spacecraft during launch, prompting NASA's decision to halt the shuttle program until problems are solved. Discovery is the first shuttle flight since the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003. A similar problem caused Columbia to disintegrated during mid-entry, killing all seven astronauts on board.
Source (http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2005/07/25/daily37.html?from_rss=1)