Current Status/Events

Live Video

New Feature: Watch behind-the-scenes action from the live video camera inside the Chandra X-ray Observatory Operations Control Center in Cambridge, MA.

NASA TV: The launch of Space Shuttle Columbia and the initial activation of the Chandra X-ray Observatory will be Broadcast live on NASA TV. Up-to-the-minute commentary, television and briefings will originate from the Operations Control Center in Cambridge, MA, 24 hours a day.

If you have a satellite dish, NASA TV (NTV) is available on GE-2, transponder 9C at 85 degrees West longitude with vertical polarization. The frequency is 3880 megahertz (Mhz), and audio is 6.8 Mhz. Many cable television companies throughout the United States provide a channel for coverage during missions. If you are unable to find NTV on your cable television system, you may want to contact your service provider. You may also view NASA TV on the web with the free viewer Real Player or MicroSoft's Media Player.

NASA TV on the Web:

Human Spaceflight's NASA TV page
United Space Alliance: NASA's contractor for the operation of the Space Shuttle.
Classroom of the Future: carries portions of NASA TV and other educational Webcasts.
Learning Technologies Channel: carries selected portions of NASA TV programming.
NASA TV schedule (available during mission)

In addition, online news organizations, such as CNN, MSNBC and Fox Online, may carry some launch and mission coverage.

This list is provided solely as a service to Internet users. NASA cannot warranty the availability of the service or the accuracy of the information on non-NASA Internet sites.

Download the free viewers:

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