March 27, 2009

Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 allard beutel@nasa gov

Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine trinidad@nasa gov

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly o humphries@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-049

SPACE STATION CREWS HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE FROM ORBIT

HOUSTON -- The two crews aboard the International Space Station will answer questions about their upcoming change of command in a news conference at 10:10 a m EDT, Wednesday, April 1

Expedition 19 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mike Barratt will arrive at the station Saturday to join Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov Fincke and Lonchakov have been living and working aboard the station since October They will return to Earth April 7 with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi

Simonyi, a U S software engineer, will spend 10 days on the station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency He also will be available to answer questions during the news conference

Journalists who want to participate must call the public affairs office at their preferred NASA center by 10 a m Tuesday NASA Television will provide live coverage of the 30-minute news conference For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the space station and its crew members, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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