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1. NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS

Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:44:35 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS

Jan 10, 2011

Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M11-004

NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS

HOUSTON -- NASA managers will hold a news conference at 1 p m CST Tuesday, Jan 11, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston They will discuss Discovery's STS-133 flight to the International Space Station and talk about the progress of repairs since the shuttle's original launch date last November

The briefing participants are:

-- Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations -- John Shannon, Space Shuttle Program manager -- Mike Suffredini, International Space Station Program manager

Space Shuttle Program managers briefed senior NASA officials Monday about the status of repairs and engineering evaluations associated with cracks found on 21-foot-long, U-shaped aluminum brackets called stringers on the shuttle's external fuel tank Managers approved installing small strips of metal, called radius blocks, on the tank's remaining stringers Testing and analysis show the modification will provide additional strength to the stringers

The news conference will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website Reporters may ask questions from participating NASA centers or by calling into a phone bridge To use the phone bridge, reporters must have valid media credentials issued by a NASA center or specifically for the STS-133 mission Journalists planning to use the phone bridge must contact the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 no later than 12:45 p m Tuesday

Newsroom personnel will verify credentials and transfer reporters to the phone bridge Capacity is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For STS-133 crew and mission information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

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