Video File for April 18, 2000
1:39 pm
ALL TIMES EASTERN
VIDEOFILE FOR 4/18 WILL RUN ONE HOUR, 12 MINUTES.
ITEM 1 – GOES-L WEATHER SATELLITE READY FOR LAUNCH – GSFC
ITEM 2 – BLUE MARBLE 2000 (AMAZING IMAGE OF THE EARTH) – GSFC
(REPLAY)
ITEM 3 – STS-101 CREW INTERVIEWS (REPLAY)
** GALLERY – EARTH SCIENCE RESOURCE REEL **
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Item 2 – Blue Marble 2000 (amazing image of the Earth)
Recalling the famous Apollo-era pictures of Earth taken by lunar
astronauts, this digital image is a spectacular portrait of the
Western Hemisphere at the time of one of the strongest hurricanes
ever observed in the Eastern Pacific.
Contact at Headquarters: Dave Steitz, (202) 358-1730.
Contact at Goddard Space Flight Center: Doug Isbell, (301) 286-
5687.
Item 3 – STS-101 Crew Interviews
Item 3a – Halsell, Commander – TRT 10:45
Item 3b – Horowitz, Pilot – TRT 5:25
Item 3c – Weber, MS 1 – TRT 8:57
Item 3d – Williams, MS 2- TRT 10:45
Item 3e – Voss, MS 3 – TRT 6:55
Item 3f – Helms, MS 4 – TRT 10:05
Item 3g – Usachev, MS 5 – TRT 4:00
Contact at Headquarters: Dwayne Brown (202) 358-1726.
Contact at Johnson Space Flight Center: Doug Peterson (281) 483-
5111.
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LIVE TELEVISION EVENTS THIS WEEK:
April 18, Tuesday
*2:00 – 4:00 pm – STS Digital Television Test – JSC
April 19, Wednesday
1:00 – 3:00 pm – Terra First Science Results Press Briefing – HQ
April 20, Thursday
5:00 – 11:00 am – Terra First Science Results Live News Interviews –
GSFC
April 21, Friday
6:00 – 8:45 am – How Dangerous are the Aurora Borealis? Live News
Interviews – MSFC
9:00 am – 9:30 am – STS-101 L-3 Countdown Status Briefing – KSC
3:00 pm – STS-101 Crew Arrival at Kennedy Space Center – KSC
5:30 – 10:00 pm – Stardust Live News Interviews – JPL
April 22, Saturday
9:00 am – STS-101 L-2 Countdown Status Briefing – KSC
10:00 am – International Space Station Briefing – KSC
4:00 pm – STS-101 Launch Readiness News Conference – KSC
Arpril 23, Sunday
9:00 am – STS-101 L-1 Countdown Status Briefing – KSC
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TV Producers:
Please note all times, unless otherwise noted, are Eastern Time.
This heads-up announces our most current line-up of stories on
NASA’s daily Video File feed. As we try to provide you the best,
most current service possible, THE LINE-UP MAY CHANGE THROUGHOUT
THE DAY.
Any CHANGES TO THE LINE-UP WILL APPEAR ON THE NASA VIDEO FILE
ADVISORY on the web at ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/tv-
advisory/nasa-tv.txt
WE UPDATE THE ADVISORY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
The NASA Video File normally airs at noon, 3:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.,
9:00 p.m. and midnight Eastern Time.
NASA Television is available on GE-2, transponder 9C at 85 degrees
West longitude, with vertical polarization. Frequency is on 3880.0
megahertz, with audio on 6.8 megahertz.
For general questions about the video file call NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC: Ray Castillo 202/358-4555 or Fred Brown 202/358-
0713.
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