Sept 11, 2008

Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4715 michael curie@nasa gov

John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 john i petty@nasa gov RELEASE: 08-230

NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER CLOSES FOR IKE

HOUSTON -- NASA's Johnson Space Center will close at noon CDT Thursday and remain closed until the threat of Hurricane Ike has passed Ike, a category 2 hurricane in the western Gulf of Mexico, is expected to cross the Texas coast early Saturday as a category 3 storm

The International Space Station Flight Control Room at Mission Control in Houston was shut down Thursday morning Station flight control continued through backup teams located near Austin, Texas and Huntsville, Ala

Most NASA aircraft at Ellington Field, located just north of Johnson, have been flown to a facility in El Paso, Texas That includes 19 of 26 T-38s, a WB-57 and three of four shuttle training aircraft Nine other aircraft are undergoing maintenance and have been secured in hangars at Ellington

Johnson employees and journalists should call the Employee Information Line for updated news on the center's status The local telephone number is 281-483-3351 If local communications are disrupted, employees can call a toll-free information line at 877-283-1947

NASA has a Web site to convey important information to NASA employees and contractors impacted by Hurricane Ike at:

http://www nasa gov/eoc

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