STS-94 NASA TV Programming Schedule

based on an on-time launch of 1:37 pm CDT on July 1, 1997

Please note: All times listed below are Central Daylight Time (CDT), UTC -5 hours

This schedule is subject to change. Events listed are approximate times only.

NASA Television is broadcast on the satellite GE-2, transponder 9C, C Band,
85 degrees West longitude, frequency 3880.0 MHz, vertical polarization, audio monaural at 6.8 MHz.

Flight
Day
Date Mission
Update
VF/FDH
Replay
MSB/
MScB
Mars Pathfinder Briefings FD Highlights Crew H/Os Mission Events
FD 1 Tuesday, July 1 5:00 pm N/A N/A 7:30 pm Replay 7:00 pm N/A 1:37 PM LAUNCH
2:30 pm Post Launch Press Conf.
3:47 pm Spacelab Activation
4:27 pm Ku Band Activation
FD 2 Wednesday, July 2 10:30 am 11:00 am
2:00 pm VF
2:30 pm 8:30 Replay
12:00 pm
3:30 pm 12:37 am B - R
12:37 pm R - B
5:52 pm Fox News Channel
FD 3 Thursday,
July 3
10:30 am 11:00 am
2:30 pm VF
9:30 am 12:00 pm 3:30 pm 1:37 am B - R
12:52 pm R - B
1:00 pm Goldin/Huntress/Stone News Conf.
5:22 pm Victorville (CA) School
FD 4 Friday,
July 4
N/A 11:00 am
VF only
N/A 9:00 am, 4:30 pm
5:30 pm, 8:00 pm
2:00 pm
abbreviated
1:37 am B - R
1:37 pm R - B
12:07 pm (approx) Mars Pathfinder landing
12:07 pm CNN
FD 5 Saturday,
July 5
10:30 am 11:00 am N/A 1:00 am, 12:00 pm
9:00 pm
2:30 pm 1:37 am B - R
1:37 pm R - B
 
FD 6 Sunday,
July 6
10:30 am 11:00 am N/A 12:00 pm, 8:00 pm 3:30 pm 1:37 am B - R
1:37 pm R - B
 
FD 7 Monday,
July 7
10:30 am 11:00 am 1:30 pm 12:00 pm 2:30 pm 1:37 am B - R
1:37 pm R - B
12:17 am NBC Nightside
FD 8 Tuesday,
July 8
10:30 am 11:00 am 1:30 pm 12:00 pm 2:30 pm 1:37 am B - R
1:37 pm R - B
 
FD 9 Wednesday,
July 9
10:30 am 11:00 am 3:00 pm 12:00 pm 4:30 pm 1:37 am B - R
1:37 pm R - B
7:57 am WRDW-TV and WJBF-TV
FD 10 Thursday,
July 10
10:30 am 11:00 am 3:00 pm 12:00 pm 4:30 pm 1:37 am B - R
1:37 pm R - B
2:02 pm PAO Opportunity
FD 11 Friday,
July 11
10:30 am 11:00 am 1:30 pm N/A 3:00 pm 1:37 am B - R
2:07 pm R - B
12:42 am CBS "Up to the Minute"
8:07 pm CONUS
FD 12 Saturday,
July 12
10:30 am 11:00 am
FDH only
N/A N/A 4:00 pm 1:37 am B - R
2:22 pm R - B
7:22 am WBRZ-TV/KTBS-TV
3:17 pm PAO Opportunity
FD 13 Sunday,
July 13
10:30 am 11:00 am
FDH only
N/A N/A 3:00 pm 1:37 am B - R
2:22 pm R - B
7:32 am ABC Radio Network
FD 14 Monday,
July 14
10:30 am 11:00 am 1:30 pm N/A 3:00 pm 2:22 am B - R
2:22 pm R - B
 
 FD 15 Tuesday,
July 15
10:30 am 11:00 am 1:30 pm N/A 3:00 pm 2:22 am B - R
2:37 pm R - B
2:22 am Crew News Conference
FD 16 Wednesday,
July 16
10:30 am 11:00 am MSB
9:00 am
MScB
1:30 pm
N/A 3:00 pm 2:37 am B - R
3:07 pm R - B
5:07 pm Ku Band Stow
10:12 pm Spacelab Deactivation
FD 17 Thursday,
July 17
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5:13 am Deorbit Burn
6:13 am Landing
L+20 min. Landing Replays
L+75 min. Post Landing Press Conference
L+6 hrs. Astronaut Post Land Press Conference