Nov 28, 2011

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

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

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-240

EXPEDITION 29 COMMANDER MIKE FOSSUM AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS

HOUSTON -- Just back from his command of the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Mike Fossum will be available for live satellite interviews from 6 a m to 7:30 a m CST on Thursday, Dec 1

Fossum completed 167 days in space as a member of the Expedition 28 and 29 crews during his third space flight Altogether, Fossum has spent 194 days in space and performed seven spacewalks He ranks seventh on the all-time list for cumulative spacewalking time Fossum and his crewmates, Expedition 29 Flight Engineers Sergei Volkov of the Russian Space Agency and Satoshi Furukawa of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, returned to Earth in their Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft at 8:26 p m on Nov 21 The three were aboard the station during the final space shuttle mission, STS-135, which delivered supplies and equipment to the outpost The crew members spent the majority of their time aboard the complex performing science experiments and routine maintenance

Fossum is a native of McAllen, Texas, and a graduate of Texas A&M University in College Station He received master's degrees from the Air Force Institute of Technology in Ohio and the University of Houston-Clear Lake

To arrange an interview, news media representatives must contact Karen Svetaka at 281-483-8684 or Karen A Svetaka@nasa gov by 2 p m on Wednesday, Nov 30

The interviews will be preceded by a feed of video b-roll material of Fossum and his mission at 5:30 a m

Fossum and the b-roll feed will appear on NASA's Live Interview Media Outlet channel, which is located on satellite SES-2, transponder 9C, located at 87 degrees west, downlink frequency 3865 5 MHz based on a standard C-band, horizontal downlink polarity FED is ��, data rate is 6 0 Mbps, symbol rate is 4 3404 Msps, transmission DVB-S, 4:2:0

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

Fossum provided updates throughout his mission through social media at:

http://go nasa gov/oZgHtl

and

http://twitter com/astro_aggie

For Fossum's complete biography, visit:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/fossum html

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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