NASA offers HD glimpse of life on the ISS

HOUSTON, May 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency said it will telecast a high-definition glimpse of life in space with a special program to be broadcast beginning Thursday.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said astronaut Garrett Reisman, during his final weeks aboard the International Space Station, videotaped many daily activities in orbit that are anything but routine. A compilation of Reisman's video diaries will be broadcast in high definition beginning at 5 p.m. EDT Thursday.

The program will against be telecast Friday, May 23, and Tuesday, May 27, from 6-9 a.m., 1-3 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. EDT.

The special NASA TV Video File also will be broadcast in standard-definition on NASA TV immediately following the regularly scheduled daily Video File broadcasts.

Reisman, a New Jersey native, has been aboard the space station since arriving on space shuttle mission STS-123 in March. He will return to Earth on the STS-124 flight, targeted to be launched May 31.

Technical information on how to receive the special broadcast in high definition and streaming video, as well as downlink and scheduling information, is available at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv.