Mystic, CT Nearly two decades after discovering the wreck of the world’s most famous ship, pre-eminent explorer and scientist Dr. Robert Ballard is set to revisit the 12,000-feet deep resting place of RMS Titanic in May and June 2004. From June 4th through June 9th, four live programs per day will be transmitted from the expedition to children across the country through Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration (MAIFE)’s Immersion Project in a series of programs entitled Titanic Live! On Monday, June 7th at 9 p.m. (ET/PT), the National Geographic Channel will nationally broadcast a one-hour special, “Return to Titanic”. Both the Titanic Live! and National Geographic Channel efforts will originate from aboard the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessel Ronald H. Brown. The expedition benefits from the coordinated resources of the NOAA, MAIFE, The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography National Geographic Society, National Geographic Channel and JASON Foundation for Education. The broadcast and intercom technology tying these facilities together will be from RTS & Telex, assisting with every detail from the unprecedented live underwater transmissions from Titanic’s wreck site, to the communications between the crew on land and at sea. more