July 26th Shuttle Launch to be Broadcast in HD

Filed in archive HDTV on July 25, 2005

From HD.net:

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.