NASA teams up with Harmonic to offer NASA TV UHD
The United States space agency NASA has recorded a number of videos over the years, and now it is planning to reveal what it has actually captured. According to reports, the agency is currently developing content to offer NASA TV UHD. It will be the first non-commercial UHD TV channel.
The space agency has partnered with Harmonic, American technology company known for video delivery infrastructure, to develop 4K video content. If everything goes as per the agency’s plan, the new channel will be launched on November 1, 2015.
While confirming the partnership with Harmonic, Robert Jacobs, deputy associate administrator for NASA’s Office of Communications, said the agency’s new deal with Harmonic will give it an outlet for UHD content. The content provided by the company will be about four times the resolution of HD, according to Jacobs.
Once the channel is launched, viewers will be able to watch 4K video coverage of the view from the International Space Station (ISS). The channel will offer footages of NASA’s current missions and older missions.
Earlier, the agency installed a 4K camera, manufactured by UrtheCast, on the space station in low Earth orbit. The camera is capable of capturing one-minute video clips of a six-square-mile area at a one-meter resolution.
Peter Alexander of Harmonic confirmed the deal with NASA and said, “As NASA reaches new heights and reveals the unknown, the NASA TV UHD channel can bring that journey to life in every home. And as organizations at the forefront of innovation, together we are leading the adoption of this exciting technology”.