This is a collection of segments of the Space Shuttle Discovery STS-29 launch, shot in true HDTV in 1989 by 1125 Productions. They were found on a Sony-made high-definition 12" HDVS videodisc labeled, "South Western Bell Smart Home" (HDP-1538).
This short 48 second video clip feature a short bit regarding the preparation of NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery with a news segment-like voiceover accompaniment. This is then followed by the actual launch footage...all in true high-definition! The existence of this footage was noted in a number of white papers and press releases by NASA. White papers claim that it was used to help analyze the launches & the performance of the HDTV system as a whole (lenses, signal processing, fiber optic transmission, and more) & eventually presented to US Congress as an example of an HDTV application with the eventual use on the Space Station Freedom (better known now as the International Space Station).
NOTE: This has been uploaded with the kind permission of David Niles, who owned 1125 Productions. He has noted that this clip is from a test pressing for the HDVS disc format and is not representative of true image quality of the original footage.
Fun fact: HDTV and Space Shuttle Discovery launches have a long & storied history together! On October 29th, 1998, the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery STS-95 was broadcast as the very first (official) ATSC digital HDTV transmission.
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To see the rest of this HDTV demo or for more information regarding the HDVS format and this disc, please the full video here: [ Ссылка ]
More of my vintage HDTV uploads can be found in this playlist: [ Ссылка ]
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This was recorded off on a Sony HDL-2000 Videodisc player which outputs analog component (1035i) video. Uploaded in upscaled 4K ProRes for extra clarity!
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