Streaming Video Of Inside Look Of International Space Station : NASA
The International Space Station was photographed from the Soyuz TMA-16 Src :NASA |
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 know More About ISS, Visit : http://www.nasa.gov/station
To view the streaming station video on Feb. 1 visit : http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html?param=station
NASA's Youtube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/reelnasa (This has Some Interesting Videos)
A Video From ISS
Astronaut Jeff Williams demonstrates the acceleration experienced inside the cabin during a planned International Space Station reboost on January 24, 2010. The ISS is reboosted periodically to maintain its orbit, and to prepare for visiting spacecraft, such as the space shuttle and Progress vehicles.