Oct. 8, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@xxxxxxxx James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@xxxxxxxx Chantal Cote Cirque du Soleil, Montreal, Quebec 514-723-7646, ext. 7326 chantal.cote@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-195 NASA TO REBROADCAST GLOBAL EVENT FROM THE SPACE STATION WASHINGTON -- NASA Television will rebroadcast the Oct. 9 global event International Space Station resident Guy Laliberte designed to raise awareness about the need for clean water. Laliberte, who founded Cirque du Soleil, hosts the event from aboard the station. "Moving Stars and Earth for Water," will take place in 14 cities across five continents between 9 and 11 p.m. EDT, and will be streamed live on the Web site of Laliberte's ONE DROP foundation at: http://www.onedrop.org NASA Television will re-air the entire broadcast beginning Saturday, Oct. 10, at 1 p.m. with encore broadcasts Oct. 11 and 12. For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv NASA signed a memorandum of understanding with Cirque du Soleil regarding the event, which will include video from aboard the space station and also discussion about water recycling aboard the station and about NASA technologies affecting everyday life. Event participants include former Vice President Al Gore, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette, actress Salma Hayek and singers Shakira and Bono. Laliberte flew to the station for a nine-day stay under an agreement between the Russian Federal Space Agency and Space Adventures, Ltd. He and two station crewmates, Mike Barrat and Gennady Padalka, will return to Earth on Sunday, Oct. 11. For more information about the space station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
