{"id":8782,"date":"2016-03-01T17:14:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T23:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=8782"},"modified":"2016-03-01T17:14:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T23:14:00","slug":"astro-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2016\/03\/01\/astro-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"Programming Marks Astronaut\u2019s Return to Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 27, 2015, astronaut Scott Kelly began an unprecedented year-long mission aboard the International Space Station. In honor of Cdr. Kelly\u2019s return to Earth, we\u2019re airing a series of space programs over the next two days.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s our mission plan:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CK4-elKF9Z8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight at 8 p.m.:<\/strong> <strong>Space Men: American Experience<\/strong> reveals the Air Force program known as Project Excelsior that sought to launch pilots into space via high-altitude balloons. This early space-flight program led to important discoveries about human\u2019s ability to withstand gravitational forces and many of the tests developed in Project Excelsior were used in the selection process for NASA\u2019s famous Mercury 7 astronauts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D3ph5f4-c-0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, March 2 at 7 p.m.:<\/strong> Could you stand to spend a year away from Earth? Scott Kelly\u2019s test of space endurance aboard the International Space Station is the subject of <strong>A Year in Space,<\/strong> a PBS\/TIME film. Cdr. Kelly\u2019s twin brother, Capt. 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