Date: April 23rd 2009

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NASA SETS BRIEFINGS TO PROVIDE UPDATE ABOUT HUBBLE SHUTTLE MISSION
NASA, NSBRI SELECT 12 PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT CREW HEALTH ON MISSIONS

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:30:15 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA SETS BRIEFINGS TO PROVIDE UPDATE ABOUT HUBBLE SHUTTLE MISSION

April 21, 2009

J D Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241

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

Report #M09-065

NASA SETS BRIEFINGS TO PROVIDE UPDATE ABOUT HUBBLE SHUTTLE MISSION

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold news briefings April 23 to update reporters about the space shuttle's fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope NASA Television and the agency's Web site will provide live coverage of the briefings from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and NASA Headquarters in Washington

Shuttle Atlantis' 11-day flight, designated STS-125, is targeted for launch May 12 and will include five spacewalks to refurbish and upgrade the telescope with state-of-the-art science instruments As a result, Hubble's capabilities will be expanded and its operational lifespan extended through at least 2014

The schedule of activities includes (all times Eastern):

8 a m -- Video B-roll feed from NASA's Johnson Space Center

9 a m -- Shuttle Program overview briefing from Johnson Panelists will be:

LeRoy Cain, deputy manager, Space Shuttle Program

Tony Ceccacci, lead flight director, STS-125

Tomas Gonzales-Torres, lead spacewalk officer, STS-125

10:30 a m -- Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission program and science overview from NASA Headquarters Panelists will be: Ed Weiler, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters

David Leckrone, Hubble project scientist, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md

Preston Burch, Hubble project manager, Goddard

Mike Kienlen, deputy project manager, Hubble Space Telescope, Goddard

Reporters may ask questions from participating NASA locations or listen and ask questions by phone To reserve a phone line, journalists should send an e-mail to J D Harrington at j d harrington@nasa gov with their name, media affiliation, and telephone number

Noon -- NASA TV Video File

2 p m -- STS-125 crew news conference from NASA's Johnson Space Center

Scott Altman will command Atlantis' crew, which includes Pilot Gregory C Johnson and Mission Specialists Andrew Feustel, Michael Good, John Grunsfeld, Megan McArthur and Mike Massimino The spacewalkers are Good, Grunsfeld, Feustel and Massimino McArthur is the flight engineer and lead for robotic arm operations

Altman and Grunsfeld will be available from 5 to 7 p m for live satellite interviews To participate, contact the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 no later than 1 p m Wednesday, April 22

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For the latest information about the STS-125 mission and its crew, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

For more information about the Hubble Space Telescope, visit:

http://www nasa gov/hubble

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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:25:45 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA, NSBRI SELECT 12 PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT CREW HEALTH ON MISSIONS

April 20, 2009

Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668

William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Kathy Major National Space Biomedical Research Institute, Houston 713-798-5893

Report #H09-086

NASA, NSBRI SELECT 12 PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT CREW HEALTH ON MISSIONS

WASHINGTON -- NASA's Human Research Program and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, or NSBRI, of Houston will fund a dozen proposals to help investigate questions about astronaut health and performance on future space exploration missions The selected proposals, representing 11 institutions in eight states, will receive a total of almost $16 million during a three to four-year period

The Human Research Program provides knowledge and technologies to improve human health and performance during space exploration The program also develops possible countermeasures for problems experienced during space travel

Goals include the successful completion of exploration missions and preservation of astronauts' health throughout their lives The program quantifies crew health and performance risks during spaceflight and develops strategies that mission planners and system developers can use to monitor and mitigate health and performance risks

The 12 projects were selected from 54 proposals NASA received in response to a research announcement titled "Research and Technology Development to Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions " The proposals were reviewed by non-NASA technical experts and selected by NASA and NSBRI Five of the projects will join the Human Research Program's team of principal investigators, while seven will join NSBRI's team-based research program

NSBRI is a NASA-funded consortium of institutions studying health risks related to long-duration spaceflight The institute's science, technology and education projects take place at more than 60 institutions across the United States

A complete list of the selected principal investigators, organizations and proposals is available on the Web at:

http://www nasa gov/exploration/acd/hrp_nsbri_awards_2009 html

For information about NASA's Human Research Program, visit:

http://humanresearch jsc nasa gov

For information about NSBRI's science, technology and education programs, visit:

http://www nsbri org

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 16 Apr 2009 to 23 Apr 2009 (#2009-40)

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