Channel 4 announces two-hour TV show to be broadcast 'Live from Space' later this month

[Jefferson23]

March 6, 2014

Dramatic pictures of an astronaut watching the aftermath of 9-11 terror attacks from 250 miles above the Earth are part of a ground-breaking Channel 4 season Live from Space to be shown later this month.

The highlight of the season will be an unprecedented two-hour live broadcast from the International Space Station as it makes one of its 92-minute orbits of planet Earth at 17,500 miles per hour. The programme is being made in conjunction with Nasa, which has given the London television company Arrow Media unprecedented access to its astronauts and Mission Control in Houston.

An accompanying documentary, Astronauts: Houston We Have a Problem, includes footage of astronaut Frank Culbertson as he acted as a sentry in space on 11 September 2001, scouring the Eastern Seaboard for signs of further attacks in the immediate aftermath of the collapse of the World Trade Center.

Culbertson was the sole American astronaut on the third mission to man the ISS. He heard the news of the attacks when he called Earth for a routine medical check-up and was told “Frank, we’re not having a very good day down here.” As he was being told of the attacks on New York and the Pentagon, news was relayed to him of the final hijacked plane crashing in Pennsylvania.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/channel-4-announces-twohour-tv-show-to-be-broadcast-live-from-space-later-this-month-9174192.html

[dipsydoodle]

1. Can you get Channel 4 outside of here in the UK ?

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[Jefferson23]

2. Not that I know of, here in the US we would need to get it streamed through the internet

and or if Channel 4 put the series up for sale on dvd.

It looks very interesting to me..I hope to be able to view it, one way or another.

[dipsydoodle]

4. Yes - thanks for the nod

[Jefferson23]

6. Post #3...good news, will be broadcast pretty much, everywhere.

You're welcome.

[Bluenorthwest]

8. As it should be, a global event. I would love it to bits if we could get UK Channel 4

in the US however.

[Jefferson23]

9. Me too, absolutely. n/t

[Bluenorthwest]

5. It's going to be on Nat Geo in the US and live around the world on various outlets.

Channel 4 in UK is one of those outlets.

[Jefferson23]

7. Great..thanks so much for the info.

Looks to be awesome..love this stuff.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. This will be on NatGeo in the US, and various other outlets around the world

Info here:
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/live-from-space/?utm_source=NatGeocom&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=member_digest_20140304_live_from_space&utm_campaign=Membership