Nov 1, 2010

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

John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john yembrick-1@nasa gov

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

MEDIA ADVISORY: M53-10

NASA CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF SPACE STATION WITH CREW NEWS CONFERENCE AND NEW WEB CONTENT

WASHINGTON -- The International Space Station partner agencies will mark a major milestone on Nov 2 with the 10-year anniversary of people living permanently aboard the space station NASA will commemorate the event with a news conference featuring the six crew members currently in orbit

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will begin the event, speaking live to the station crew at 9:30 a m EDT from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida His remarks and the following news conference will be broadcast live on NASA Television

The news conference will begin immediately after the administrator's conversation with the crew and be open to participation from accredited media representatives at participating NASA or international partner locations

Expedition 25, the 25th crew to live and work aboard the station, consists of Commander Doug Wheelock; his fellow NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Shannon Walker; and Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin, Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka

The crew is awaiting the launch of space shuttle Discovery's six astronauts on the STS-133 mission to deliver supplies, spare parts and a permanent cargo module to the station STS-133 is scheduled to lift off at 3:52 p m EDT on Nov 3 from Kennedy

"As we look forward to the next 10 years, taking us through 2020, the space station will serve many roles," said Mike Suffredini, International Space Station program manager "With its permanent human presence, it will serve as a foothold for long-term exploration into space, being an integral part of testing human endurance, equipment reliability and processes essential for space exploration "

Since the Expedition 1 crew arrived at the station, humans have continuously occupied the orbiting laboratory More than 196 people have visited the complex, and by the exact time of the anniversary (5:21 a m , Nov 2, 2000), the station will have completed 57,361 orbits of the Earth, traveling some 1 5 billion miles

Representatives of the five international agencies that built and operate the station have agreed in principle to continuing its use for another decade The governments of the 15 participating nations in the station partnership are in the process of formally endorsing that plan More than 600 different research and technology development experiments have been conducted on the station, many of which are producing advances in medicine, recycling systems and a fundamental understanding of the universe

In addition to the crew news conference, NASA is updating the content of the International Space Station section of its website in recognition of the 10th anniversary The update supports the on-going transition from station assembly to utilization The website now will focus on the research in the unique microgravity environment of low-Earth orbit

The updated section of the NASA website incorporates an improved organization system to help visitors find what they are looking for with regard to research and technology development, crews and expeditions, international cooperation and the new capabilities of the station as a U S national laboratory

The new space station section also provides better linkages with social media applications, including a new International Space Station Program scientist blog, and Twitter accounts for astronauts aboard the station and the National Laboratory For more information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

For a Flash feature and Web story on the first 10 years of human life aboard the station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/externalflash/expedition_10_years

Julie Robinson, space station program scientist, is sponsoring an inside look at how research is conducted on the station through a new blog The blog will bring to the public the stories of the researchers and their discoveries as they unfold

For the new program scientist blog, visit:

http://go usa gov/atI

To follow station science on Twitter, visit:

http://www twitter com/@ISS_Research

To follow the station's national laboratory activities, visit:

http://www twitter com/@ISS_NatLab

To follow Twitter updates from Expedition 25 astronauts Wheelock and Kelly, visit:

http://www twitter com/@Astro_Wheels

http://www twitter com/@StationCDRKelly

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

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