Dec 10, 2010

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

Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole cloutier-1@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-171

RETURNED SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS

HOUSTON -- After a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station, astronauts Shannon Walker and Doug Wheelock will be available for live satellite interviews on Tuesday, Dec 14, from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston

Wheelock will be available from 5 to 6 a m CST Walker will be available from 6:10 to 7 a m The interviews will be broadcast live on NASA Television

To arrange an interview, reporters should contact producer Jeremiah Maddix at 281-483-8631 or 281-414-6995 or by e-mail at jeremiah m maddix@nasa gov by 2 p m on Monday, Dec 13 Video b-roll from Walker and Wheelock's mission will air Dec 14 from 4:30 to 5 a m on NASA TV

Wheelock, Walker and their crewmate, Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 15 During the mission, Wheelock served as commander of Expedition 25 and supported three unplanned spacewalks to replace a faulty pump module Walker served as a flight engineer for Expedition 25 and was co-pilot of the Soyuz during its launch and landing The trio spent 163 days in space and landed in Kazakhstan on Nov 25

During their mission, the crew members worked on more than 120 microgravity experiments in human research, biology and biotechnology, physical and materials sciences, technology development, and Earth and space sciences The crew also celebrated the station's 10th anniversary of continuous habitation, work and research by international crews on Nov 2

Wheelock is from Windsor, N Y He has degrees from the United States Military Academy at West Point and the Georgia Institute of Technology He also served as a mission specialist on shuttle mission STS-120 in 2007

Walker is Houston's only native astronaut and holds multiple degrees from Rice University

NASA TV's 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

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For biographical information about Walker and Wheelock, visit:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/astrobio html

For information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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