Oct 14, 2008

Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine trinidad@nasa gov

James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james a hartsfield@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-206

NASA SETS MEDIA BRIEFING FOR CREWS ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

HOUSTON -- The astronauts, cosmonauts and spaceflight participant aboard the International Space Station will participate in a news conference at 12:20 p m CDT, Monday, Oct 20 Reporters at participating NASA centers may ask questions

Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko, who have been on the station since April, are scheduled to return to Earth with spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, a U S citizen, in the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft Oct 23, landing in central Kazakhstan Garriott, who flew under an agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency, arrived at the station with Fincke and Lonchakov

Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko, who have been on the station since April, are scheduled to return to Earth with U S spaceflight participant Richard Garriott in the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft Oct 23, landing in central Kazakhstan Garriott arrived at the station with Fincke and Lonchakov

A change of command ceremony between the two crews will be broadcast on NASA Television at 12:40 p m Wednesday, Oct 22

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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