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February 24, 2011

NASA Discovery Shuttle Launch to Stream Live for Playstation Users

This afternoon at 4:50 p.m. EST, Playstation users will have a unique opportunity to watch the final liftoff of NASA's Discovery Shuttle through PlayStation Home on their PlayStation 3 entertainment systems. According to NASA officials, the launch is the first live streaming event to be offered by Sunset Yacht, a premium personal space from LOOT, Sony DADC's interactive entertainment development team.

Inside the PlayStation Home social gaming environment, users will be able to chat with others watching the launch–just by using their Bluetooth headsets.

"The launch of the space shuttle Discovery provides a wonderful opportunity to introduce people to the fun of social viewing," said LOOT Managing Director David Sterling. "Users can share this experience with their friends, regardless of where those friends happen to be in the world."

A live stream of the final liftoff of Discovery will start broadcasting at 1:50 pm Pacific Time on the newly created NASA TV Channel of the LOOT Sunset Yacht (formerly known as the Amaterasu).

On what will be the 35th shuttle mission to the International Space Station, the shuttle will deliver a humanoid robot and storage room and will provide critical spare components to the station. It will be the 39th mission for Discovery, which made its first flight in 1984.

"We're excited about this new way for people to experience the exhilaration of human spaceflight as part of a larger community," said David Weaver, NASA associate administrator for the Office of Communications. "In addition to the other two shuttle launches planned for April and June, NASA looks forward to sharing more of our endeavors with PlayStation users."



Jennifer Russell is a TMCnet Copy Editor. Previously she worked as an Editorial Production Assistant at the Taunton Press and as a Production Assistant at Hersam-Acorn Newspapers. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Jennifer Russell
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