May 20, 2010

John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john yembrick-1@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-076

NASA SPACE SHUTTLE CREW IN WASHINGTON, AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS

WASHINGTON -- NASA Headquarters in Washington will welcome space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 astronauts for a visit Tuesday, May 25, through Thursday, May 27 Their 15-day mission of more than 6 2 million miles wrapped up on April 20 The crew includes Rockville, Md , native Alan Poindexter and Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, the last of three teachers selected as educator astronauts to fly on the shuttle

On Tuesday, Metcalf-Lindenburger , STS-131 Commander Poindexter, Pilot Jim Dutton and Mission Specialists Rick Mastracchio, Stephanie Wilson and Clay Anderson will be available for media interviews from 10 a m to 11:30 a m EDT at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St SW

At 2 p m Tuesday, the crew will share mission highlights with NASA employees, their families and reporters at NASA Headquarters' James E Webb Auditorium The crew's presentation will be broadcast live on NASA Television Reporters interested in interviewing a crew member or covering the presentation should contact NASA's Office of Communications at 202-358-1100

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Naoko Yamazaki and her STS-131 crewmates in Washington will attend an educational event from 1-1:50 p m on Thursday at the Japan Information and Culture Center at the Embassy of Japan, 1155 21st Street, N W The astronauts will discuss the mission with about 150 U S elementary school students and other guests Journalists are invited to attend For more information, please contact the Japan Information and Culture Center at 202-238-6949, or e-mail jiccrsvp@ws mofa go jp

The STS-131 mission to the International Space Station delivered science racks, new crew sleeping quarters, equipment and supplies During three spacewalks, the crew installed a new ammonia storage tank for the station's cooling system, replaced a gyroscope for the station's navigation system and retrieved a Japanese experiment from outside the Kibo laboratory for examination on Earth

For NASA TV schedule information and links to streaming video, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the STS-131 mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

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