July 7, 2010

Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 stephanie schierholz@nasa gov

Teresa Mannix Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, Washington 202-687-4080 tmm53@georgetown edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-099

NASA, GEORGETOWN INVITE PUBLIC TO ASTRONAUTS' DISCUSSION OF RECENT SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION

WASHINGTON -- NASA and Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business invite the public to a discussion with the most recent space shuttle crew to fly in space at 6:30 p m EDT on Monday, July 26 The McDonough School of Business will host the six astronauts in the Lohrfink Auditorium of the Rafik B Hariri Building The crew members will give a video presentation about their mission and answer questions from the audience

Those interested in attending the astronauts' talk can sign up online Each individual must register separately at:

http://georgetownnasa eventbrite com

Reporters interested in covering the event should contact Teresa Mannix at 202-687-4080 or tmm53@georgetown edu Ken Ham commanded the flight and was joined by Pilot Tony Antonelli and Mission Specialists Garrett Reisman, Michael Good, Steve Bowen and Piers Sellers The six astronauts completed a 12-day mission aboard space shuttle Atlantis in May

It was the third shuttle mission of 2010 and the last scheduled flight for Atlantis The mission, designated STS-132, delivered the Russian-built Mini Research Module-1 to the International Space Station Also known as Rassvet (the Russian word for "dawn"), the module provides additional storage space and a new docking port for Russian Soyuz and Progress spacecraft

The mission's three spacewalks focused on replacing and installing components outside the station, including replacing six batteries, installing a communications antenna and adding parts to the Canadian Dextre robotic arm

For more information about the STS-132 crew members and their mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts132/main

Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business will stream the event online For more information about the school and a link to the live webstream, visit:

http://www msb georgetown edu

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