06 05 07

Jeanne Ryba Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468

RELEASE: 25-07

NASA ANNOUNCES STS-117 MISSION WEB AND TELEVISION COVERAGE

NASA Television and the agency's home on the Internet, http://www nasa gov, will provide extensive prelaunch and launch day coverage of the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission STS-117 to the International Space Station Liftoff is targeted for 7:38 p m EDT June 8 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida

A prelaunch webcast is set for 11 a m EDT June 7 on NASA Direct, Kennedy's Internet broadcasting network The program will feature a mission overview hosted by Lisa Malone, director of Kennedy's External Relations Highlights will include an interview with astronaut Leland Melvin who will answer questions about the continued construction of the International Space Station, focusing on the solar arrays

Live countdown coverage on NASA's launch blog begins at 1:30 p m EDT on June 8 Coverage features real-time updates as countdown milestones occur, as well as streaming video clips highlighting launch preparations and liftoff

To access these interactive features, go to NASA's space shuttle main page at http://www nasa gov/shuttle and follow the links provided in the right column under the "Launch Coverage" section For more information about mission STS-117 online events, contact Jeanne Ryba at 321-867-2468

On launch day, NASA TV will begin broadcasting mission commentary at 1:30 p m EDT For detailed television scheduling information, visit the Web at:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

-end-

To subscribe to the list, send a message to: ksc-subscribe@newsletters nasa gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters nasa gov

The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription:

You are subscribed to the following list: [list_name]

using the following email: example@example.com

You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL:

http://www aus-city com/cgi-bin/dada/mail cgi/u/[list]/

If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism

You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen:

http://www aus-city com/cgi-bin/dada/mail cgi/list/[list]

If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at:

<mailto:list
admin@aus-city
com>

The following physical address is associated with this mailing list:

http://www aus-city com