Date: January 7th 2010

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MOON ROCK GAINS TRAVELING COMPANION FOR HISTORIC RETURN TO SPACE
NASA ASTRONAUT JOHN GRUNSFELD, INSTRUMENTAL TO HUBBLE TELESCOPE REPAIR, WILL HELP OVERSEE ITS SCIENCE OPERATIONS
NASA SETS JAN 11 BRIEFING TO PREVIEW UPCOMING SPACEWALK, SOYUZ

Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:12:39 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: MOON ROCK GAINS TRAVELING COMPANION FOR HISTORIC RETURN TO SPACE

January 4, 2010

Victor Scott Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #H10-004

MOON ROCK GAINS TRAVELING COMPANION FOR HISTORIC RETURN TO SPACE

HOUSTON -- A moon rock collected during the historic Apollo 11 mission more than 40 years ago will be heading back to space and a new home aboard the International Space Station, sharing quarters with a piece of Mt Everest

On May 20, 2009, former NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski carried the rock to the top of Mt Everest where he collected a rock from the world's highest mountain to accompany the lunar sample for its return to space

During an event Jan 6 at Space Center Houston, Parazynski will present both rocks to NASA astronaut and STS-130 mission Commander George Zamka Zamka will deliver the rocks to the space station during space shuttle Endeavour's mission next month

Collected from the Sea of Tranquility on the lunar surface, the moon rock and its Mt Everest companion will be displayed inside the station's Tranquility module, which the STS-130 crew will deliver to the station

During the presentation, Parazynski will share the story of his journey to the top of the world and what inspired him to carry along the lunar sample, followed by an audience question and answer session The event is scheduled from 11 a m to noon CST in the Blast Off Theater in the Mission Status Center at Space Center Houston NASA Television will air a recording of the event at 3:30 p m

Parazynski and Zamka will be available for interviews from noon to 12:30 p m Reporters interested in attending should contact Victor Scott at 281-483-4942 or via e-mail at:

victor j scott@nasa gov

Updates, photos and videos during the presentation will be posted on NASA's Johnson Space Center Twitter feed and can be followed using the hashtag #moon_everest From 12:30 to 1 p m , Parazynski will answer questions live via Twitter To follow Johnson on Twitter, visit:

http://www twitter com/NASA_Johnson

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:04:32 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT JOHN GRUNSFELD, INSTRUMENTAL TO HUBBLE TELESCOPE REPAIR, WILL HELP OVERSEE ITS SCIENCE OPERATIONS

January 1, 2010

Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100

Cheryl Gundy/Ray Villard Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore 410-338-4707/410-338-4514

Report #H10-001

NASA ASTRONAUT JOHN GRUNSFELD, INSTRUMENTAL TO HUBBLE TELESCOPE REPAIR, WILL HELP OVERSEE ITS SCIENCE OPERATIONS

WASHINGTON -- NASA astronaut John Grunsfeld, who participated in three spaceflights to service the Hubble Space Telescope, is leaving the agency to become the deputy director of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore The institute is the science operations center for Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope, which is planned for launch in 2014

"During the past 18 years, John has been a true asset to the agency," said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, a former astronaut who flew on the STS-31 mission that deployed the Hubble "Some have called him the chief Hubble repairman, but I call him a friend and wish him the best in his new endeavor "

In addition to Grunsfeld's flights to Hubble (STS-103 in Dec 1999, STS-109 in March 2002, and STS-125 in May 2009), he also served on two other shuttle missions He performed eight critical spacewalks and logged more than 835 hours in space

During 2003 and 2004, he was NASA's Chief Scientist at the agency's headquarters in Washington He helped develop the Vision for Space Exploration, which set NASA on the path for future exploration endeavors

In accepting the institute position, Grunsfeld said, "This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for me to work at a focal point of top astronomers at the leading edge of scientific inquiry The team at the Space Telescope Science Institute has a demonstrated record of meeting the high performance challenges of operating the Hubble Space Telescope and preparing for the James Webb Space Telescope I look forward to working with this excellent team as we continue to explore the mysteries of the universe "

For Grunsfeld's biography, visit:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/grunsfel html

For more information about the Hubble Space Telescope, visit:

http://www nasa gov/hubble

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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:25:05 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA SETS JAN 11 BRIEFING TO PREVIEW UPCOMING SPACEWALK, SOYUZ

January 6, 2010

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100

Report #M10-001

NASA SETS JAN 11 BRIEFING TO PREVIEW UPCOMING SPACEWALK, SOYUZ

HOUSTON -- NASA officials will discuss an upcoming spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts, the relocation of a Soyuz spacecraft to a new docking port and other International Space Station activities during a briefing at 1 p m CST on Monday, Jan 11 The briefing will take place at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agency's Web site Reporters at participating NASA centers may ask questions

The briefing participants are: - Pete Hasbrook, Expedition 22 increment manager, Johnson Space Center

David Korth, Expedition 22 lead flight director, Johnson Space Center

On Thursday, Jan 14, Expedition 22 cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Max Suraev will don Russian spacesuits for a six-hour spacewalk They will prepare a new docking port and airlock named Poisk for use NASA TV coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 3:30 a m Kotov and Suraev are expected to exit the Pirs airlock to begin their work at 4:10 a m

On Thursday, Jan 21, Suraev and Expedition 22 Commander Jeff Williams will move their Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft from the Zvezda Service Module port to the new Poisk module port NASA TV coverage of the Soyuz undocking and redocking will begin at 3:45 a m

Briefers also will discuss the relocation of a spare parts platform on the outside of the station and the move from the Unity node to the Harmony node of the Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 The adapter is used to interconnect spacecraft and modules with different docking mechanisms Hasbrook and Korth also will discuss the first use of the Poisk module

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For information about the station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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