National Geographic Live From Space #2

National Geographic is about to take one giant leap for cable kind tonight with "Live From Space," unprecedented TV event to share the wonder —and drama — of space travel like never before. The exploration-themed cable channel teamed up with NASA and Arrow Media to create the two-hour "Live From Space" event airing at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT tonight (March 14) that aims to connect viewers with astronauts on the International Space Station. "Live from Space" is an unprecedented TV event on March 14 launching on the National Geographic Channel. The two-hour live program, in partnership with NASA, will connect viewers with astronauts on the International Space Station like never before."Live from Space" is an unprecedented TV event on March 14 launching on the National Geographic Channel. The two-hour live program, in partnership with NASA, will connect viewers with astronauts on the International Space Station like never before. Credit: National Geographic ChannelView full size image "Our goal is to tell people about the International Space Station," the program's host Soledad O'Brien told Space.com this week. "I think very rarely people look up 250 miles and think what are those guys working on? What are those men and women doing at this moment? We really want to bring that to people." ["Live From Space": Complete Coverage and NASA Video Feed] O'Brien will host "Live From Space" from NASA's Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA astronaut Mike Massimino will serve as a co-host while astronauts on the space station — American Rick Mastracchio and Koichi Wakata of Japan — will discuss their daily lives, work and risks with O'Brien. They'll discuss space food, space bathroom breaks and even the dangers of spacewalks, O'Brien said. The astronauts will also take questions from the public via Twitter (#livefromspace) and Instagram (#HellofromEarth). Viewers will be able to follow the space station's progress online with the Live From Space website (livefromspace.com), which will offer details of the countries the station is flying over in real-time. "The video is just phenomenal the quality is so amazing," O'Brien said. "I think it'll be really a time that people can be inspired by what's happening literally right above their heads."