Alan Alda Talks to U.S. Mir Astronaut on PBS Online
Posted on March 19, 1998
On Monday, March 23, outer space meets cyberspace as Scientific American Frontiers host Alan Alda conducts a live interview with American astronaut Andy Thomas aboard the Mir space station in a PBS Online Webcast. The 30 minute interview "From Mir to Mars" will take place between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at http://www.pbs.org/saf/mirtomars/. Utilizing RealPlayer Web surfers can listen to and watch Mr. Alda as he asks Mr. Thomas questions.
Web surfers who are not able to watch the event live will be able to access it on the "Mir to Mars" Web site on PBS Online following the interview. In addition to the Webcast, Scientific American Frontiers is also planning to use the interview footage for a one-hour special devoted to Mars that will air sometime during the 1998-99 season.
Scientific American Frontiers is a production of The Chedd-Angier Production Company in association with Scientific American magazine, presented on PBS by Connecticut Public Television. PBS Online, PBS's award-winning site on the World Wide Web, produces high-quality Web programming as it pioneers the digital convergence of television and the Internet. PBS Online features more than 40,000 pages of content as well as companion Web sites for more than 200 PBS programs and specials.
