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The space shuttle Discovery mission STS-120 is scheduled for
lift-off this Tuesday, October 23, at 11:38 a.m. ET and HDNet will be
there to witness history as the launch marks the first time two female
mission commanders will be in orbit at the same time.
Astronaut Peggy Whitson is currently in command of Expedition 16
of the International Space Station and Discovery commander Pam Melroy
will lead Discovery mission STS-120.
HDNet's coverage of the launch begins at 11:00 a.m. ET and will be
hosted by HDNet World Report correspondent Greg Dobbs and former
astronaut, Lieutenant Colonel Charles "Sam" Gemar.
The mission of the Shuttle crew is to deliver the Harmony module
that will provide attachment points for other European and Japanese
laboratory modules. The Harmony module will be the first expansion of
living and working space on the International Space Station since
2001.
The module was christened "Harmony" after more than 2,200
kindergarten through high school students from 32 states participated
in a naming contest. The "Node 2 Challenge" required students to learn
about the space station, build a scale model and then write an essay
explaining their proposed name for the module.
"This launch of Discovery will be watched by the countless
students who participated in giving a name to the ship's precious
cargo," said Mark Cuban, president and cofounder of HDNet. "We're
proud to bring this launch to these young people so that they can be
inspired by the results of a project that they were a very important
part of."
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HDNet is your exclusive, high definition home for popular,
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featuring legendary journalist Dan Rather and "NASA on HDNet"
(presenting live shuttle launches through 2010). HDNet presents
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entertaining and irreverent lifestyle programming including
"Deadline!", "Art Mann Presents", and "Get Out!" HDNet is also the
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winning programs such as the Emmy Award winning "Arrested
Development", "The Black Donnellys", "Blade: The Series", "Star Trek:
Enterprise", "Smallville", "Joan of Arcadia", "Boomtown" and "Andy
Richter Controls the Universe".
HDNet Movies also features a wide selection of major studio
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original aspect ratio so that HDNet Movies viewers get the best
possible home theater experience.
Only HDNet Movies exclusive "Sneak Previews" bring feature films
to viewers before they premiere in theaters! Some of the HDNet Movies
"Sneak Previews" have included the Academy Award nominated "Enron: The
Smartest Guys in the Room", Toronto Film Festival nominee "The War
Within", and "Bubble", the first of six movies by acclaimed director
Steven Soderbergh and produced exclusively for HDNet Films "Cashback",
written and produced by Sean Ellis, and, most recently, "Broken
English", from Zoe Cassavetes, starring Gena Rowlands, Parker Posey,
Drea de Matteo and Griffin Dunne. Upcoming Sneak Previews include
"Quid Pro Quo", starring Nick Stahl and Vera Farmiga, "Hunter", the
story of the life and death of infamous gonzo journalist Hunter S.
Thompson from director Alex Gibney and producer Graydon Carter, and
"Flawless", starring Michael Caine and Demi Moore.
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