republic of macedonia see na a tv . nasa tv nasa tv logo owned by nasa picture format 720p hdtv 480i sdtv country united states language english broadcast area north america television worldwide online headquarters washington d.c. formerly called nasa select website nasa tv availability satellite directv channel 352 dish network channel 286 tvro amc 18c at 105 west c band transponder 3c 3760 mhz vertical polarization using dvb s 1 cable available on u.s. cable systems consult local cable provider for availability streaming media ustream nasa hdtv nasa media nasa tv originally nasa select is the television service of the united states government agency nasa national aeronautics and space administration . it is broadcast by satellite with a simulcast over the internet . local cable television providers across the united states and amateur television repeaters may carry nasa tv at their own discretion as nasa created content is considered a work of the u.s. government and is within the public domain . nasa tv is also available on a few broadcast television stations . the network was formally created in the early 1980s to provide nasa managers and engineers with real time video of missions . 2 3 nasa has operated a television service since the beginning of the space program for archival purposes and in order to provide media outlets with video footage . 4 the network airs a large amount of educational programming and provides live coverage of an array of manned missions including the space shuttle and international space station iss robotic missions and international launches . the network completed its conversion from analog to digital transmission in late 2005 following the launch of sts 114 ending a period of dual analog and digital broadcasting although some cable television systems may still have transmitted in analog prior to the u.s. digital television transition . the satellite link uses the dvb s system for transmission . contents 1 channels 2 programming 3 canadian broadcasting ban 4 broadcast partnerships 5 awards 6 broadcast television affiliates 7 see also 8 references 9 external links channels edit nasa tv broadcasting truck nasa tv operates three channels . the public channel provides 24 hour broadcasting of live and recorded events and documentaries aimed toward the general public as well as space and science programming for schools museums and other educational institutions . the media channel is dedicated to broadcast news organizations and other members of the press featuring press release video interviews mission press conferences and other services . the final is the space operations channel an internal encrypted feed for nasa spaceflight operations . 2 5 a high definition simulcast feed of the public channel was launched on july 19 2010 . 6 the education channel was discontinued in 2016 with its programming merged into the main public channel . the nasa tv website also provides a channel featuring continuous live footage from inside and outside the iss established to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the station in orbit 7 as well as a continuous audio only channel of iss and shuttle mission audio . 8 programming edit nasa tv carries a variety of regularly scheduled pre recorded educational and public relations programming 24 hours a day on its various channels . programs include nasa gallery which features photographs and video from nasa s history ; video file which broadcasts b roll footage for news and media outlets ; education file which provides special programming for schools ; this week nasa which shows news from nasa centers around the country ; and nasa edge and nasa 360 hosted programs that focus on various projects and activities within nasa . live iss coverage and related commentary is aired in hour long segments throughout the day . 9 the network also provides an array of live programming such as 24 hour coverage of space shuttle missions iss events spacewalks media interviews educational broadcasts press conferences and rocket launches . these often include running commentary by members of the nasa public affairs office who serve as the voice of mission control including rob navias nicole cloutier brandi dean and formerly josh byerly . canadian broadcasting ban edit prior to 2007 the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc prohibited nasa tv from being aired by local satellite and cable providers within canada with the exception of specific broadcast events . under existing crtc rules a cable or satellite provider had to offer a minimum amount of programming from companies owned and operated by canadians . additionally crtc stated in september 2000 that there simply was not enough room left under the analog television frequency allocation scheme and standards for dealing with foreign digital television signals had not been finalized . 10 on april 20 2007 the commission issued a notice stating that after receiving an initial request from mountain cablevision and support from other canadian broadcasters and members of the public nasa tv had been added to the lists of eligible satellite services . 11 broadcast partnerships edit nasa tv broadcasting live from white sands missile range in 2010 . nasa has used external companies to provide streaming services for internet viewers both embedded into nasa s website and through streams branded by those companies . the variety of stream formats used have varied with the available technology and with the popularity of formats including realmedia quicktime windows media and flash video . in july 2005 nasa entered into an agreement with yahoo and akamai technologies to provide streaming services for nasa tv ahead of the sts 114 mission and associated return to flight program after the space shuttle columbia disaster . 12 as of 2011 update nasa has entered agreements with ustream to provide high definition streaming of nasa tv and high definition cameras aboard the international space station along with mission audio . archives of press conferences nasa social events and other events are also made available via ustream . 13 other nasa tv programs and events are archived via the nasa tv youtube channel . awards edit in 2009 nasa tv received two emmy awards . on january 24 the midsouth chapter of the academy of television arts & sciences awarded nasa tv and the marshall space flight center with the governor s award for lifetime achievement in recognition of nasa s 50th anniversary . 14 on august 22 nasa tv was awarded a national primetime emmy award the philo t. farnsworth award for engineering excellence in recognition of the 40th anniversary of apollo 11 s first television broadcast from the surface of the moon . 4 15 broadcast television affiliates edit source 16 city station channel owner redding california kgec ld 26.4 cooper communications llc gunnison colorado k13av d 13.3 gunnison co. recreation district cocoa florida wefs 68.3 eastern florida state college alexandria minnesota k48dv d 48.1 selective tv glasgow montana k41bt d 41.4 valley county tv district 1 see also edit spaceflight portal esa television the european space agency s television service tv roskosmos the russian federal space agency s television service tlc tv network co founded and operated by nasa in the 1970s before being privatized in 1980 references edit wilson jim july 15 2010 . nasa television satellite information . nasa.gov . retrieved july 16 2010 . a b mcauliffe tom patrick september 2007 . the video horizon . digital content producer . retrieved december 31 2009 . heimberger mike july 12 2005 . nasa digital conversion information . nasadigitaltv.com . retrieved july 16 2010 . a b smith yvette august 20 2009 . nasa television receives philo t. farnsworth primetime emmy award . nasa.gov . retrieved january 1 2010 . dunbar brian july 15 2010 . digital nasa tv . nasa.gov . retrieved july 16 2010 . nasa television debuts full time high definition channel press release . pr newswire via hdtv magazine . july 15 2010 . retrieved july 16 2010 . wilson jim january 29 2010 . live space station video . nasa.gov . retrieved july 16 2010 . nasa mission audio asx . nasa.gov . retrieved july 16 2010 . wilson jim april 6 2010 . nasa tv schedule . nasa.gov . retrieved july 16 2010 . anderson stephen september 20 2000 . nasa tv banned in canada . space.com . archived from the original on february 10 2001 . secretary general april 20 2007 . broadcasting public notice crtc 2007 43 pdf . ottawa canadian radio television and telecommunications commission . retrieved december 15 2009 . dunbar brian ; mirelson doc july 12 2005 . nasa signs with yahoo and akamai to bring shuttle mission online . nasa.gov . retrieved october 30 2011 . amendment to ustream.tv s terms of service applicable to government users members pdf . webcontent.gov . september 25 2009 . retrieved october 30 2011 . cabbage michael ; storey angela january 22 2009 . nasa television honored 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