Jason S. Sharp
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1400
Mark Hess/Ed Campion
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
301-286-8955
MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-49
NASA OFFERS MEDIA RESOURCES FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH II VISIT TO GODDARD
GREENBELT, Md. - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of
Edinburgh, will visit NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in
Greenbelt, Md., on Tuesday, May 8. Goddard is home to the largest
organization of scientists and engineers in the United States
dedicated to learning and sharing knowledge of the Earth, sun, solar
system and universe.
For media representatives who were unable to receive press credentials
through the British Embassy, NASA TV will broadcast live coverage
along with b-roll feeds throughout the day, and the agency's Web site
will provide information and images of the day's events.
The main Web site for information updates and images as they become
available:
Live television coverage highlights will include a call to crew aboard
International Space Station, a welcoming event with NASA employees
and a tree planting ceremony at Goddard's visitor center.
NASA TV will air live coverage from approximately 10 a.m. - Noon EDT.
Video of the visit will run on the NASA TV media channel (#103) at
Noon, 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. NASA Television information and real-time
schedule updates will be available at:
NASA Television is carried on an MPEG-2 digital signal accessed via
satellite AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, transponder 17C, 4040
MHz, vertical polarization. A Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) -
compliant Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) with modulation of
QPSK/DBV, data rate of 36.86 and FEC of 3/4 is needed for reception.
NASA TV Multichannel Broadcast includes Public Services Channel
(#101), the Education Channel (#102) and the Media Services Channel
(#103).
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