August 18, 2009

Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 Katherine trinidad@nasa gov

Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole cloutier-1@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-157

NASA SETS BRIEFING WITH MEMBERS OF FUTURE SPACE STATION CREWS

HOUSTON -- Three future residents of the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 1 p m CDT Thursday, Sept 17, from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston The news conference will air live on NASA Television and the agency's Web site Questions will be taken from reporters at participating NASA sites

NASA astronaut Timothy J Creamer, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz spacecraft Dec 7 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan They will dock with the space station two days later and join Expedition 22 Commander Jeff Williams and Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev as members of the resident crew

After the briefing, the participants will be available for photographs and individual interviews, in person or by telephone To participate in the interviews, journalists should contact the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 by 5 p m , Sept 14

Media representatives who are foreign nationals planning to attend the briefing in person must contact the Johnson newsroom by 5 p m , Aug 26, to arrange credentials

For NASA Television streaming video, schedule and downlink 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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