Nick
08-28-06, 01:03 AM
DALLAS, TX – August 25th, 2006 - HDNet has named Lieutenant Colonel Charles
D. “Sam” Gemar as the latest addition to the broadcast team for NASA on HDNet
for the next scheduled launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis.
A decorated veteran of three Shuttle missions, including one on Atlantis, Gemar
will join Greg Dobbs in providing live commentary for HDNet’s five-hour coverage
of Mission STS-115.
“The addition of Lt. Col. Gemar brings a new perspective to our NASA broadcasts,”
said Mark Cuban of HDNet. “His vast amount of experience in working with all
aspects of the space program and as part of the Shuttle crew will be of great
value to us and to our viewers.”
Gemar, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, was selected by NASA in 1985
and became an astronaut after completing a training and evaluation program.
He has since logged over 580 hours in space, flying in 1990 aboard Atlantis, 1991
aboard Discovery and 1994 aboard Columbia, which was the second longest Space
Shuttle mission to date.
Gemar has worked extensively before, during and after shuttle launches on Space
Shuttle programs, including support activities and as spacecraft communicator in
Mission Control during Space Shuttle flights.
He joins Greg Dobbs, chief correspondent for HDNet World Report and lead
commentator for HDNet’s previous Shuttle Launch broadcasts. Dobbs, a two-time
Emmy award winner and former ABC News correspondent for 23 years, joined
HDNet World Report in 2004.
http://www.hd.net/pressrelease.html?2006-08-25-01.html
D. “Sam” Gemar as the latest addition to the broadcast team for NASA on HDNet
for the next scheduled launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis.
A decorated veteran of three Shuttle missions, including one on Atlantis, Gemar
will join Greg Dobbs in providing live commentary for HDNet’s five-hour coverage
of Mission STS-115.
“The addition of Lt. Col. Gemar brings a new perspective to our NASA broadcasts,”
said Mark Cuban of HDNet. “His vast amount of experience in working with all
aspects of the space program and as part of the Shuttle crew will be of great
value to us and to our viewers.”
Gemar, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, was selected by NASA in 1985
and became an astronaut after completing a training and evaluation program.
He has since logged over 580 hours in space, flying in 1990 aboard Atlantis, 1991
aboard Discovery and 1994 aboard Columbia, which was the second longest Space
Shuttle mission to date.
Gemar has worked extensively before, during and after shuttle launches on Space
Shuttle programs, including support activities and as spacecraft communicator in
Mission Control during Space Shuttle flights.
He joins Greg Dobbs, chief correspondent for HDNet World Report and lead
commentator for HDNet’s previous Shuttle Launch broadcasts. Dobbs, a two-time
Emmy award winner and former ABC News correspondent for 23 years, joined
HDNet World Report in 2004.
http://www.hd.net/pressrelease.html?2006-08-25-01.html