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Sony and NASA Researching HDTV For Space
Cape Canaveral - August 16, 1999 - During last month's Space Shuttle mission by Columbia, Sony Corp and NASA were keen to see the performance Sony's high definition video camera - the HDCAM HDW-700A that was used by the Shuttle crew to record segments of their mission. NASA and Sony will research this high-resolution footage of shuttle mission STS-93, including the deployment of the Chandra X-ray Observatory. "NASA and Sony Electronics have entered into a Space Act Agreement to research the benefits of using high definition technology in space," said Doug Holland, HDTV projects engineer for NASA. "Sony's HDW-700A had passed our flight certification tests and was approved for use on mission STS-93." This agreement between NASA and Sony is designed to demonstrate high definition technology developed by Sony with the purpose of accomplishing a number of objectives. These include, producing side-by-side simultaneous comparisons of HDTV and NTSC formats during Shuttle missions from which NASA can make post mission color and clarity assessments, and to provide NASA with HDTV source material for broadcast distribution which meets FCC HDTV standards. "We believe that the 1920 by 1080 high definition image captured by the HDW-700A will be a great benefit for evaluating Space Shuttle mission footage and to bring the best quality images to the public," said Laurence Thorpe, vice president of acquisition systems for Sony Electronics' Broadcast and Professional Company. "By entering in the Space Act Agreement, we are working together to research not only the quality of images brought back from the mission, but evolve the ergonomics and features of our camcorder," he added. This was the 26th mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia and the 95th Space Shuttle mission. The mission lasted five days. Sony's HDW-700A camcorder is scheduled for additional research in a number of future Space Shuttle missions that could be used to record and document the building of the Space Station.
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