Date: January 8th 2007

Jan 8, 2007

Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769

James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-002

NEXT SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS THIS WEEK

HOUSTON - NASA astronauts John D "Danny" Olivas, an El Paso, Texas native, and Chicago-area native Lee Archambault, members of the next space shuttle mission targeted for launch in March, are available for interviews by satellite this week

It will be the first space flight for both Olivas and Archambault Olivas will make two spacewalks during the flight while Archambault, an Air Force colonel, will serve as pilot of Space Shuttle Atlantis' mission, designated STS-117 Atlantis' crew will deliver a third set of huge solar arrays, batteries and associated electronics to the International Space Station, setting the stage for additional international laboratories to be added later this year

Olivas will be available for interviews from 5 p m to 7 p m CST Wednesday, Jan 10 B-roll of his training will air on NASA Television from 4:30 p m to 5 p m To book an interview with Olivas, contact the NASA Johnson Space Center newsroom by 2 p m , Jan 10

Archambault will be available for interviews from 6 a m to 8 a m , Friday, Jan 12 B-roll of his training will air on NASA TV at 5:30 a m To book an interview with Archambault, contact the Johnson newsroom by 2 p m , Thursday, Jan 11

Both sets of interviews and b-roll will air on the NASA TV analog satellite, located on satellite AMC-6, 72 degrees west longitude; transponder 5C, 3800 MHz, vertical polarization, with audio at 6 8 MHz

With Olivas and Archambault on the mission will be Atlantis Commander Frederick Sturckow, a Marine colonel, and mission specialists James Reilly, Steven Swanson and Patrick Forrester Atlantis is targeted for launch no earlier than March 16 for a 12-day flight

Olivas was raised in El Paso and graduated from Burges High School He received a bachelor's from the University of Texas-El Paso, a master's from the University of Houston and a doctorate from Rice University

Archambault considers Bellwood, Illinois, his hometown and graduated from Proviso West High School in Hillside, Illinois He received a bachelor's and a master's from the University of Illinois-Urbana He is a graduate of the Air Force Test Pilot School and has logged more than 4,250 flight hours in 30 different aircraft

For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about STS-117 and its crew, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

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