Parabolic Flights 2002 / ESA TV Exchanges / 31-05-2002

The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:

31-May-02 09:15 – 09:30 GMT

Parabolic Flights 2002

ESA TV Exchanges

Background information on the transmission:

Replay I: 31 May 02 18:45 – 19:00 GMT

Replay II: 01 June 02 07:15 – 07:30 GMT

ESA’s Parabolic Flight Campaigns take place twice a year on board the A-300 Zero-G airbus from Bordeaux, France. Scientists from all over Europe are invited took design and conduct microgravity experiments on board these flights. This transmission focuses on the latest campaign which took place in March this year and details the types of microgravity research that is carried out on board these flights.

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 of the end of today, as a PDF document under http://television.esa.int/photos/EbS25140.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 .

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.