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HDNet to Air Final Shuttle Launch In HD
By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (July 8, 2011) -- HDNet today at 10 a.m. ET will air live, high-def coverage of the NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis launch, the 135th and final Shuttle mission in the NASA program.

HDNet's coverage will also mark its final broadcast of a NASA launch. The high-def network has been providing coverage of the space agency's missions now for five years and TVPredictions.com has named the network's coverage one of the 10 best shows in HDTV of all time.

To mark the special occasion, HDNet anchor Dan Rather will moderate a special report on the future of space exploration Tuesday, July 12, at 8 p.m. ET on HDNet.

Rather will be joined by Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7 pilot; Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander; Bobby Braun, NASA's chief technologist; and Ken Bowersox a former astronaut and now VP of Astronaut Safety and Mission Assurance at a private space company, SpaceX.

If weather permits, today's shuttle launch is scheduled for 11:26 a.m. The National Weather Service has forecast the possibility of showers in the Cape Canaveral area, which could delay or postpone the launch.

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