Tue, Feb 02, 2010
Public Gets Inside Look at International Space Station with
Streaming Video
Astronauts are used to being
watched by co-workers in Mission Control, but soon anyone on Earth
could peek inside the station to see what's happening in
orbit. NASA plans to provide an inside look at astronauts
working in space by streaming video live from the International
Space Station's laboratories.
The internal views are set to begin Feb. 1 and will be available
during all crew duty hours.
Since March 2009, NASA has provided streaming video online of
Earth and the station's exterior as the laboratory complex orbits
220 miles above Earth at 17,500 miles per hour. The new in-cabin
streaming video includes audio of communications between Mission
Control and the astronauts, when available.
Television from the station is available only when the complex
is in contact with the ground through its high-speed communications
antenna and NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. During
"loss of signal" periods, Internet viewers may see a test pattern.
When the space shuttle is docked to the station, the stream will
include video and audio of those activities.
The station is a unique partnership between the space agencies
of the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan and Russia.
Construction began in 1998 and will be completed in 2010.
Twenty-two crews have lived aboard the orbiting laboratory since
2000, including the current crew of five. Station residents have
conducted important scientific experiments and gathered data to
help assist future missions.
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