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HDNet to Air Space Shuttle In HDTV
Saturday's coverage will employ 14 high-def cameras.
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Washington, D.C. (June 29, 2006) -- HDNet, the High-Definition TV channel available on many cable and satellite systems, will broadcast Saturday's scheduled launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery.

The seven-member crew will embark on mission STS-121.

HDNet will use 14 high-def cameras for the coverage which will begin at 10 a.m. ET. The program will also include behind-the-scene access to the astronauts as they suit up and board the shuttle.


The coverage will be hosted by Greg Dobbs, but HDNet will also broadcast the natural sounds of the launch enhanced by NASA's commentary.

HDNet is installing 1080i cameras in various locations ranging from high atop the 550 foot Vehicle Assembly Building to the "White Room" (the entry hatch into the Shuttle itself).  Close-up views of the exterior of the shuttle and of the astronauts once they are inside the crew module will appear courtesy of several NASA cameras.

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