Dec 17, 2009

Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 michael curie@nasa gov

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly o humphries@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-242

HARK, NASA HERALDS SEASON'S GREETINGS EXCHANGE WITH SPACE STATION CREW

WASHINGTON -- Season's greetings will be offered by International Space Station Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Max Suraev in a special video message airing this week on NASA Television and the NASA Web site

The greetings are part of the daily NASA Video File beginning at noon EST weekdays For NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

The public also is invited to send personal holiday greetings to the station crew using the NASA Web site or Twitter To send a personalized message to the crew via the Web, visit:

http://www nasa gov

To send a holiday "Tweet," visit:

http://twitter com/NASA_Astronauts

The next space station crew members -- Flight Engineers T J Creamer, Soichi Noguchi and Oleg Kotov -- will arrive at the orbital laboratory next week, not in a sleigh drawn by reindeer, but aboard a Soyuz spacecraft The new residents look forward to receiving holiday greetings, or "tweetings," when they reach the station They are scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec 20 and dock with the station on Dec 22 They will enjoy off-duty time and share a special meal during the holidays

For more about the Expedition 22 mission and crew, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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