Date: January 13th 2007

Jan 12, 2007

Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769

James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-007

COLORADO NATIVE FLYING ON NEXT SHUTTLE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS

HOUSTON - NASA astronaut and Steamboat Springs, Colo , native Steven R Swanson, a crew member of the Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-117 mission, is available for interviews by satellite Jan 17 The STS-117 mission is targeted for launch in March

This will be the first space flight for Swanson He will conduct one spacewalk and operate the shuttle and International Space Station robotic arms during the mission Atlantis' crew will deliver a third set of huge solar arrays, batteries and associated electronics to the station, setting the stage for additional international laboratories to be added later this year

Swanson will be available for interviews from 5 p m to 7 p m CST Wednesday, Jan 17 B-roll of his training will air from 4:30 p m to 5 p m To book an interview, call the NASA Johnson Space Center newsroom at 281-483-5111 or producer Stephanie Stoll at either 281-483-9071 or 713-508-0581 by 2 p m Jan 17

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

Swanson was born in Syracuse, New York and raised in Steamboat Springs He graduated from Steamboat Springs High School, received a bachelor's from the University of Colorado, a master's from Florida Atlantic University and a doctorate from Texas A&M University

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv For more information about STS-117 and its entire crew, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

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