A Case For Humans In Space – Exploration / ESA TV Exchanges / 01-04-2003
The ESA TV service would like to point out that the time of tomorrows transmission has changed and will now be as follows:
1) A Case for Humans in Space – Exploration
09:00 GMT (10:00 BST, 11:00 CEST)
As you are no doubt aware the clocks went forward an hour this weekend. Please therefore note that all transmission times are give in GMT and that you need to add 1 hour for BST and 2 hours for CEST.
For further information and a daily update of the transmission schedule, visit our website at http://television.esa.int. For all enquires, contact Claus Habfast, Tel +31 71 565 3838, Fax +31 71 565 6340, e-mail claus.habfast@esa.int.
The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:
01-Apr-03 09:15 – 09:30 GMT
A Case For Humans In Space – Exploration
ESA TV Exchanges
Background information on the transmission:
Replay 1: 01 April, 18:45-19:00 GMT
Replay 2: 05 April, 09:00-09:15 GMT
After the tragedy of Shuttle Columbia, media and the public alike aks questions about the presence of humans in space. This is the second of 2 ESA TV Exchanges on this issue, and it presents reasons for Europe continuing human spaceflight, using the International Space Station as a starting point to further explore the Universe.
Soundbites feature ESA’s Director of Human Spaceflight, Jörg E. Feustel-Büechl, and Belgian ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, the last European to have visited the ISS.
The programme comprises of a 5 minute A-roll with split audio (English commentary/international sound) and is complimented by a B-Roll with clean international sound.
The script will be available on the day of transmission as a PDF document under http://television.esa.int/photos/EbS29191.pdf.
A preview of the programme can be viewed under the following URL: http://esa.capcave.com/wmp/issxplfi_27032003_wmphigh.wmv
This ESA TV Exchanges feed is transmitted by the European Commission’s “Europe by Satellite” (EbS) Service. You can find the complete transmission shcedule and download scripts and shot lists, also for ESA TV items, from the EbS Website at http://europa.eu.int/comm/ebs/index
More background information can be found on http://spaceflight.esa.int.
Transmission details:EUTELSAT HOT BIRD at 13 degrees 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.
