NASA Schedules First Live HD Streaming from Space

mgemmons writes: NASA, in cooperation with Discovery HD Theater and and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, is featuring the first live HD downlink from space. The 30 minute segment will be broadcast from the International Space Station and will air on Wednesday, November 15th at 11:30am EST on Discovery HD Theater. The broadcast will use a Sony HD 750A camera and custom broadcast hardware known as the Space Video Gateway. This will be the first time that live, high-definition video is streamed from the Space Station to the ground.