On NASA TV: Comfort Food Awaits Astronaut on Return From Space
Posted on: Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 15:00 CDT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Six months in space taught John Phillips to appreciate the little things in life: "a hot steaming pizza and a big, cold mug of beer," he recently told reporters during his stay on the International Space Station.
The NASA astronaut got his wish just hours after landing Tuesday in remote Kazakhstan, when friends and colleagues surprised him with his longed-for meal. Another treat for Phillips was being able to wish his wife a happy birthday, in person. Phillips launched to the station on his own birthday six months ago.
NASA Television captured highlights of Phillips' journey home on a Russian Soyuz with his Expedition 11 crew mate Sergei Krikalev and American businessman Greg Olsen. NASA TV will air the video beginning at noon EDT.
For more on the International Space Station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station
For continental North America, NASA TV is carried on an MPEG-2 digital signal accessed via satellite AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical polarization. It's available in Alaska and Hawaii on an MPEG-2 digital signal accessed via satellite AMC-7, transponder 18C, 137 degrees west longitude, 4060 MHz, vertical polarization. A Digital Video Broadcast compliant Integrated Receiver Decoder is required for reception. For information about NASA TV, including digital down link information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
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Web site: http://www.nasa.gov/
Source: PRNewswire
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