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Live From...the Stratosphere
Video Components
Program content
Late September, 1995: Science in the Stratosphere
A half-hour videotaped introduction to infrared astronomy and the Kuiper
Airborne Observatory. This tape is meant as a resource to help teachers
prepare for the Live From the Stratosphere project. It is not intended to
be shared with students. The tape will include demonstrations for teachers
of the hands-on in-class activities featured in the Teacher's Guide. This
program will be made available via public television and NASA- TV as a "soft-feed",
meaning it will be transmitted at various times across the nation. Check
with your local PBS station for broadcast times. A schedule for the NASA-TV
broadcast times will be provided here when it is determined. This program
will also be available on tape from NASA CORE in September (see section
on ordering video tapes).
Thursday October 5: 12:00-13:00 Eastern: The Pre-Flight Briefing
A one-hour LIVE briefing on the upcoming observing missions, for students
and teachers. The program will originate directly from the KAO's hangar
at NASA's Ames Research Center in California. During the show, students
will meet and interact via TV and the Internet with the astronomers, aircrew
and the teacher and students who will travel aboard the KAO during the
live observing flights.
Thursday Octobe 12: 14:30-17:00 Eastern: The Jupiter Mission
A two and a half-hour LIVE flight, primarily observing the planet Jupiter.
Interactive video uplinks from NASA Ames, and selected science museums
and schools across the nation will connect students to astronomers onboard
the KAO and to each other. Discussion of the KAO's unique observations
of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9's impact with Jupiter in summer 1994, and Halley's
comet. Hands-on activities will involve live data and images from the
KAO.
Friday October 13 (through early 14th.) 20:00- 01:00 Eastern:
Night FLight to the Stars
A five-hour LIVE flight. The astronomical object involved will include:
- the star-forming regions M17 and W51 - the Ring Nebula -- a place where
a star has died in spectacular and beautiful fashion - Saturn and its
mysterious moon, Titan - the face-on spiral galaxy, M33. Uplinks from
science museums around the nation, some of which are hosting overnight
camp-ins and "star-parties", and selected schools, which each "anchor"
the live broadcast for a portion of the flight. Online Internet activities
permit additional connections to the KAO as well as allowing real-time
collaboration between students at the remote sites.
Tuesday October 31 14:00-15:00: Return to the Stratosphere
A videotaped digest of all the previous programming, providing an "evergreen"
compilation of the astronomy seen during these unique KAO missions. This
digest will include the rights to re-use the video in class in years to
come.
Seeing the programs live
The Live From the Stratosphere programs will be broadcast live over PBS
and NASA Television. Each PBS affiliate independently decides its own programming
schedule. Therefore, any teacher hoping to receive the broadcasts from their
local PBS station should contact the station to determine their plans regarding
Live From the Stratosphere. As we receive reports from the PBS network about which stations will
carry the broadcasts live or on tape delay, we will share that information
here. In addition, the PBS satellite signal can be picked up direct from
the PBS satellite. The broadcast will be sent in the Ku band from the Telstar
401 satellite.
In addition, NASA Television will be simulcasting the programs. Many
cable television systems receive and redistribute NASA-TV, particularly
during Space Shuttle missions. Consider contacting your local system to
see if they might redistribute NASA-TV during the Live From the Stratosphere
events. For those with access to satellite reception, NASA Television
is carried on Spacenet 2, transponder 5, Channel 9, C-Band, located at
69 degrees West longitude, with horizontal polarization. Frequency is
3880 MHz with audio on 6.8 MHz.
Community access television stations, education TV systems and community
colleges are other resources which might potentially carry the programs
if requested by you.
NASA TV schedule
The schedule for the remainder of the programs depends on whether a
Shuttle mission is in progress or not.
IF THERE IS NO SHUTTLE MISSION IN PROGRESS:
10/12 (14:30 - 17:00) Begin live coverage at 2:30, break for the
3:00 p.m. Video File (similar situation as above), and resume live coverage
until 5:00.
10/13 (20:00 - 01:00) Will carry live coverage.
10/31 (14:00 to 15:00) Will carry as scheduled.
IF STS-73 IS IN PROGRESS, BASED ON CURRENT LAUNCH SCHEDULE
(All events subject to preemption by Shuttle events)
10/12 Will tape and replay same day from 20:00 - 22:30 Eastern
10/13 Will carry live coverage beginning at 20:00. Will break
intermittently for a few minutes for space shuttle updates
10/31 Will carry as scheduled.
IF THE SHUTTLE LAUNCHES BUT IS DELAYED, A REVISED SCHEDULE WILL BE
DEVELOPED AND SHARED HERE
Ordering video tapes
VHS videotapes of the Live From the Stratosphere programming can be ordered
from NASA CORE shortly after they are produced. Contact NASA CORE for the
latest information about the availability of these tapes:
Program One: "Science in the Stratosphere" is available.
The cost is $10, plus $4.50 domestic shipping.
Program Two: "The Pre-Flight Briefing" will be available the week of
October 9. The cost is $16, plus $4.50 domestic shipping.
Program Three: "The Jupiter Mission" will be available the week of
October 23. The cost is $21, plus $4.50 domestic shipping.
Program Four: "Night Flight to the Stars" will be available the week
of
October 23. The cost is $36, plus $5.25 domestic shipping.
Program Five: "Return to the Stratosphere" will be available the week
of
November 6. The cost is $16, plus $4.50 domestic shipping.
- NASA CORE
- Lorain County Joint Vocational School
- 15181 Route 58 South
- Oberlin, OH 44074
- Phone: (216) 774-1051, x293/294
CORE accepts checks, money orders, VISA/Mastercard or school purchase
orders. Ohio residents should add 5.75% sales tax on the tape cost (not
shipping).
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