NASA Releases First-Ever HD Footage Of SRB Recovery Ship Mission

March 18, 2011

Michael Curie
Headquarters, Washington
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michael.curie@nasa.gov

Candrea Thomas
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
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candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-063

NASA RELEASES FIRST-EVER HD FOOTAGE OF SRB RECOVERY SHIP MISSION

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- For the first time, NASA has released
high-definition video taken during the retrieval of solid rocket
booster segments from the Atlantic Ocean. The solid rocket boosters
provided 144 million pounds of thrust for the final launch of space
shuttle Discovery on its STS-133 mission.

After each shuttle launch, crew members of the Liberty Star and
Freedom Star retrieval ships pull the spent boosters out of the ocean
and return them to Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in
Florida. After they are processed, the boosters are transported to
Utah, where they are refurbished and stored, if necessary.

The video includes high-definition video footage from the recovery
ships and time-lapse footage of recovery efforts on Freedom Star.

The footage was captured with a Panasonic HPX 3700 high-definition,
cinema-style camera with 1080 progressive scanning at 24 frames per
second.

The video will be broadcast on NASA Television's Video File. For NASA
TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video,
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

To view the video on the Kennedy YouTube page, visit:

http://www.youtube.com/nasakennedy

To request extended documentation of both ships' operations, contact
the Kennedy video librarian, Margaret Persinger at
margaret.a.persinger@nasa.gov.

For more information about the Space Shuttle Program, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

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