ESA TV Service–info on transmission of 27 April

The next ESA TV Service transmission is scheduled for

Friday 27 April

05:00-05:20 GMT

STS-100 Flight Day 8 Highlights

ESA TV News

Attention: this programme item is transmitted on NSS-K.

Today, astronauts Helms, Hadfield and Voss will perform further checks of the stations new robotic arm following problems caused by a computer server on Alpha going down on Wednesday, disrupting communications on board the space station. In addition to this the crew, under ESA astronaut Umberto Guidoni’s supervision will continue unloading and reloading – with waste, unnecessary equipment, and Earth-bound items – the Raffaello logistics module.

The Flight Day Highlights include some 25 minutes of B-roll material on the activities of this Thursday between 12:00-22:00 hours GMT. The ESA TV Service transmits these images in time for breakfast news programmes, on Friday morning.

For daily updates on the visit of Umberto Guidoni to the Station, including streaming video, see http://www/esa.int/guidoni.

NSS-K at 21.5 degrees West

Transponder H07, vertical, dig channel 1

F=11.591 MHz, SR=20.150 MS/sec, FEC=3/4

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 chabfast@hq.esa.fr.