May 3, 2010

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa gov

James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james a hartsfield@nasa gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-068

NASA FLIGHT DIRECTORS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS ON SHUTTLE ATLANTIS' LAST SCHEDULED MISSION

HOUSTON -- NASA Flight Directors Michael Sarafin of Herkimer, N Y , and Emily Nelson of Austin, Texas, are available for live satellite interviews from 6 to 7 a m CDT Friday, May 7 Nelson and Sarafin will discuss the upcoming space shuttle Atlantis STS-132 mission to the International Space Station and their roles as flight directors

The shuttle and its crew are scheduled to lift off at 2:20 p m EDT, Friday, May 14 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida The mission currently is the last flight scheduled for Atlantis Including STS-132, there are only three remaining shuttle missions scheduled before the fleet is retired

To participate in the interviews, reporters should contact Jeremiah Maddix at 281-483-8631 before 1 p m on Thursday, May 6

Sarafin will be available from 6 to 6:30 a m He is the lead shuttle flight director for STS-132 Sarafin, a NASA flight director since 2005, has supported 10 shuttle missions, including three as the lead shuttle flight director He served in NASA's Mission Control as a shuttle flight controller for 10 years and graduated from Clarkson University in Potsdam, N Y

Nelson will be available from 6:30 to 7 a m She is the lead space station flight director for STS-132 and has been a NASA flight director since 2007 Since 1998, Nelson served as a flight controller overseeing the station's thermal systems She is a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin

The six astronauts for the mission will deliver the Russian-built Mini Research Module, also known as Rassvet (dawn in Russian) to the station The flight also will deliver critical spare parts and cargo During the 12-day mission, three spacewalks are planned

The NASA Television Live Interview Media Outlet channel will be used for the interviews The channel is a digital satellite C-band downlink by uplink provider Americom It is on satellite AMC 3, transponder 9C, located at 87 degrees west, downlink frequency 3865 5 Mhz based on a standard C-band, horizontal downlink polarity, FEC is 3/4, data rate is 6 0 Mbps, symbol rate is 4 3404 Msps, transmission DVB-S, 4:2:0

The NASA TV Live Interview Media Outlet channel will air b-roll footage of preparations for the STS-132 mission beginning at 5:30 a m The interviews also will be broadcast live on NASA TV For streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the STS-132 mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

For more information about the space station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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