NASA Provides Inside Look at International Space Station with Streaming Video
HOUSTON -- NASA soon will provide Internet viewers an inside look at
astronauts working in space by streaming video live from the
International Space Station's laboratories. The internal views are
set to begin Feb. 1 and will be available during all crew duty hours.
Since March 2009, NASA has provided streaming video online of Earth
and the station's exterior as the laboratory complex orbits 220 miles
above Earth at 17,500 miles per hour. The new in-cabin streaming
video includes audio of communications between Mission Control and
the astronauts, when available.
Television from the station is available only when the complex is in
contact with the ground through its high-speed communications antenna
and NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. During "loss of
signal" periods, Internet viewers may see a test pattern. When the
space shuttle is docked to the station, the stream will include video
and audio of those activities.
The station is a unique partnership between the space agencies of the
United States, Canada, Europe, Japan and Russia. Construction began
in 1998 and will be completed in 2010. Twenty-two crews have lived
aboard the orbiting laboratory since 2000, including the current crew
of five. Station residents have conducted important scientific
experiments and gathered data to help assist future missions.
To view the streaming station video on Feb. 1, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
To find out when the station will be visible over your city, visit:
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/
Source: NASA
