NASA Streams Video From Space Station

[The Straight Story]

NASA Streams Video From Space Station


NASA has begun a live video stream of astronauts working inside the International Space Station.

The feed, powered by a high-speed communications antenna and NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, includes audio of communications between Mission Control and astronauts. On Monday, viewers were able to see crew members performing maintenance procedures on its life-support systems and using exercise equipment to perform physical-fitness activities.

Users can access the video and audio from over the Web when the complex is in contact with the ground and during regular crew working hours, said Kelly Humphries, a spokesman for the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

The video, available online on NASA's Web site, shows astronauts working in two modules, Destiny and Harmony. Last week NASA also gave astronauts on the station the ability to surf the Internet.

Destiny is the first U.S. lab module, while Harmony is a connection module that connects Destiny to two other labs, one run by the European Space Agency, called Columbus, and the other run by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, called Kibo.

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[Robb]

1. Zero gravity toilet cam?

...All of a sudden, NASA starts making money. :D