June 29, 2011

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa gov

Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie s clem@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-136

NASA FLIGHT DIRECTORS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS FOR FINAL SHUTTLE MISSION

HOUSTON -- NASA Flight Directors Kwatsi Alibaruho (KWAT-see Ah-lee-buh-roo-hoe) of Maywood, Ill , and Chris Edelen of Martinsville, Va , are available for live satellite interviews from 6 to 7:50 a m CDT on Wednesday, July 6 Just two days later, they will support the scheduled launch of space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-135 mission, the final flight of the 30-year Space Shuttle Program

On July 8, Atlantis and four NASA astronauts are scheduled to lift off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida During the 12-day mission, they will transfer tons of supplies to the station from the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module

Alibaruho, the lead space shuttle flight director for STS-135, and Edelen, the lead International Space Station flight director, will discuss their roles and the shuttle mission To participate in the interviews, reporters must contact Stephanie Stoll at 281-483-9071 or at stephanie r stoll@nasa gov before 3 p m on Tuesday, July 5

Alibaruho became a NASA flight director in 2005 He will be available from 6 to 6:50 a m He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass

Edelen, a NASA flight director since 2007, will be available from 7 to 7:50 a m He is a graduate of Virginia Tech and the University of Houston, Clear Lake

NASA Television will air b-roll footage of STS-135 mission preparations beginning at 5:30 a m

The NASA Live Interview Media Outlet (LIMO) used for the interviews and preceding b-roll 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 Alibaruho's interviews will be simulcast on NASA TV's Public and Media Channels Edelen's interviews will be simulcast on the Media Channel only due to other programming on the NASA TV Public Channel at that time

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the STS-135 mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

For more information about the space station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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