Young Space Explorers / ESA TV Exchanges / 21-09-2004
The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:
21-Sep-04 09:15 – 09:30 GMT
Young Space Explorers
ESA TV Exchanges
Background information on the transmission:
Replay I: 21 September 18:45-19:00 GMT
Replay II: 25 Sepember 13:00 -13:15 GMT
The summer holidays give everyone the opportunity to do something different. Like youngsters who attend holiday camps that further their interests for space and science with hands-on activities ? such as launching model rockets.
One such gathering in the French Pyrenees, organised by ‘Planète Sciences, brought together 25 youngsters, aged 13 to 15, who transformed a nearby field into a launch zone. Much hard work went into building some weird looking designs and into choosing their names: Apocalypse, Armageddon, and Grunch …
Strict safety measures apply as for a real Ariane launch campaign and all youngsters count down to liftoff and follow the ascent of their models. Some can reach a height of 200 metres.
After sunset, all eyes turn towards the heavens to discover the secrets of the Universe. Some may eventually become professional astronomers ? but for all of them such a holiday camp provides unforgettable magic moments.
The programme includes an A-roll of five minutes (split audio – English voiceover) and a B-roll of 8 minutes with clean international sound.
The script will be on-line as a PDF document under http://television.esa.int/photos/EbS36116.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/schedule.cfm
More background information can be found on http://www.planete-sciences.org.
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.
