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1. NASA ANNOUNCES FINAL SHUTTLE MISSION PREVIEW EVENTS
2. NEW SPACE STATION CREW MEMBERS LAUNCH FROM KAZAKHSTAN

Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 08:10:41 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA ANNOUNCES FINAL SHUTTLE MISSION PREVIEW EVENTS

June 8, 2011

Kylie ClemJ Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100

Report #M11-115

NASA ANNOUNCES FINAL SHUTTLE MISSION PREVIEW EVENTS

HOUSTON -- NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston has scheduled briefings, interview opportunities and demonstrations to highlight the final space shuttle mission, targeted to launch on July 8

On June 30, NASA will hold news media briefings to preview the STS-135 mission and a news conference with the shuttle crew: Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim NASA Television and the agency's website will carry the news briefings live

Round-robin interview opportunities will be available with each crew member on June 30, but direct participation may be limited to networks, wire services and other major news outlets Decisions regarding participation in the interviews will be based on the number of requests received and finalized about one week before the event Remote participation in news briefings and round-robin interviews is permitted; however, priority will be given to reporters in attendance at Johnson

On July 1, journalists can tour the shuttle simulators and mockups that are being used to train the astronauts for the shuttle's final flight to the International Space Station Journalists also can tour a mockup of NASA's Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, the spacecraft that is being developed to carry humans into deep space The deadline to participate in the June 30 and July 1 events, and to request a round-robin crew interview, is 5 p m June 20 For credentials, reporters must call the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111

On June 16 and 17, news outlets can document the shuttle crew and mission control teams during their training exercises To attend, U S reporters must apply by 5 p m CDT on Monday, June 13 International journalists must apply for credentials and return all required paperwork by 5 p m on Wednesday, June 8

The schedule of activities includes (all times CDT):

-- June 16: STS-135 crew and ascent flight control team training Journalists will have a behind-the-scenes look at the crew and Mission Control Center team training There will be a photo opportunity of the crew getting into the motion-based simulator in launch and entry suits Broadcast outlets can film on the floor of mission control for two launch simulations, with access to air-to-ground and flight director loop audio feeds The training will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the crew, flight director, mission control team and trainers Accredited journalists must be at the badging office, bldg 110, by 7 a m for transportation to the event The badging office opens at 6 a m

-- June 17: STS-135 crew; shuttle and station flight control team rendezvous training Journalists will be allowed into the shuttle flight control room and the training version of the space station control room during a simulation of the shuttle's final docking to the International Space Station Limited opportunities will be available to film the crew in the stationary shuttle simulator Media representatives again will have access to air-to-ground and flight director loop audio feeds Accredited journalists must be at the badging office, bldg 110, by 11 a m for transportation to the event

-- June 30: Mission overview, crew news conference, interviews 7 a m STS-135 video b-roll feed on NASA TV 8 a m Shuttle Program Overview 9:30 a m STS-135 Mission Overview 12 p m STS-135 Spacewalk Overview 1 p m STS-135 Crew News Conference 2-5 p m Individual crew round robin interviews (not on NASA TV)

-- July 1: Hands-on experience with shuttle mockups Journalists can tour shuttle mockups and simulators and meet mission support and training team members Journalists will have access to the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility, motion and fixed based trainers at the Jake Garn Training Facility, Shuttle Engineering Simulator dome, Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory and Virtual Reality Lab Activities will be available throughout the day The Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle mockup will again be available for touring

A switched video and audio feed of the training events, including video inside the simulator and mission control, will air on NASA TV For downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the mission and crew, visit:

http://go nasa gov/STS-135

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Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 15:39:28 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NEW SPACE STATION CREW MEMBERS LAUNCH FROM KAZAKHSTAN

June 7, 2011

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #H11-179

NEW SPACE STATION CREW MEMBERS LAUNCH FROM KAZAKHSTAN

HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov and Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa launched to the International Space Station at 3:12 p m CDT Tuesday (2:12 a m local time, Wednesday) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Fossum, Furukawa and Volkov - the Soyuz commander- are scheduled to dock their spacecraft with their new home at 4:22 p m Thursday, June 9 They will join Expedition 28 commander Andrey Borisenko and flight engineer Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian space agency and Ron Garan of NASA The trio has been aboard the station since April 6

On Thursday, coverage of the Soyuz docking will begin on NASA Television at 3:30 p m NASA TV coverage of the hatches opening and the welcoming ceremony aboard the orbiting laboratory will begin at 8:30 p m

The six-person crew will continue the uninterrupted presence of humans on the station since Nov 2, 2000, conducting expanded scientific research and station maintenance activities The station residents also will welcome the crew of the last space shuttle flight, Atlantis' STS-135 mission, targeted to launch July 8 The shuttle will deliver critical supplies in the Italian-built Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module and support spacewalks by Fossum and Garan to retrieve a failed cooling system pump module, which Atlantis will return to Earth for analysis

Garan, Borisenko and Samokutyaev, who launched to the station April 4, will return to Earth in September Before departing, Borisenko will hand over command of the station to Fossum for Expedition 29, which begins when the Soyuz TMA-21 undocks

NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin will join Fossum, Volkov and Furukawa to complete the Expedition 29 crew in September

Fossum will blog about his experiences while aboard the space station His first blog entry will be posted later today at:

http://blogs nasa gov

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about Expedition 29 and the space station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

To follow Twitter updates from Expedition 28-29 crew member Garan, visit:

http://twitter com/Astro_Ron

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