ESA-sponsored car wins World Solar Challenge/ESA TV Exchanges/30-11-2001

The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:

30-Nov-01 09:15 – 09:30 GMT

ESA-sponsored car wins World Solar Challenge

ESA TV Exchanges

Background information on the transmission:

This ESA TV Exchanges feed is transmitted by the European Commission’s “Europe by Satellite” (EbS) service. You can find the complete transmission schedule and download scripts and shot lists, also for ESA TV items, from the EbS Web site at http://europa..eu.int/comm/ebs/index.html

NUNA, the space age solar racing car from the Netherlands, with help from ESA, has won today the World Solar Challenge in record time!

This 3010 km race right across Australia for cars powered by only solar energy, crossed the finish line today in the new world record winning time of 33 hours 9 minutes and 20 seconds, driven over 4 days.

It was a very tight race for the Alpha Centauri Team from the TU Delft, which was advised by fromer astronaut Wubbo Ockels of ESA’s Education Office, and supported by the ESA Technology Transfer Office.

This programme outlines the design of the record breaking car that features several space technologies. It also includes highlights of this epic race. The programm comprises a 5 minute A-roll with English guide track (split audio; clean international sound) and is complemented by a B-roll with interviews.

The camera script with time code will be on line tomorrow under http://television.esa.int/photos/EbS27752.pdf

More background information can be found on http://www.esa.int.

Transmission details:EUTELSAT HOT BIRD at 13* East (DVB/MPEG-2)

Horizontal, F=12,476 MHz (MCPC, Europe by Satellite)

SR=27,500 MS/sec, FEC=3/4

For further information, visit our website at http://television.esa.int. For other enquires, contact Claus Habfast, Tel +31 71 565 3838, Fax +31 71 565 6340, e-mail claus.habfast@esa.int.