European Robotic Arm / ESA TV Exchanges / 28-05-2002

The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:

28-May-02 09:15 – 09:30 GMT

European Robotic Arm

ESA TV Exchanges

Background information on the transmission:

Replay I: 28 May 02 18:45 – 19:00 GMT

Replay II: 01 June 02 07:00 – 07:15 GMT

The European Robot Arm is one of the elements of European participation in the International Space Station. Developed as a means of reducing the time needed for expensive and hazardous space walks, the robotic arm is a joint venture between ESA and the Russian Space Agency.

This programme focuses on the ERA training facilities at ESTEC in the Netherlands, where ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter has beem using advanced simulation tools to train the use of the robotic arm. It includes soundbites and footage of ERA development as well as computer graphics.

The 5-minute A-roll contains split audio with an English guide track and is complemented by a B-roll with international sound only. The script is on-line as a PDF document under http://television.esa.int/photos/EbS25139.pdf

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

More background information can be found on http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAQEI0VMOC_iss_0.html.

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.