April 08, 2009

John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john yembrick-1@nasa gov

James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james a hartsfield@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-058

NASA ASTRONAUT AND NEW YORKER SET FOR SATELLITE INTERVIEWS

HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Mike Massimino, a native of Franklin Square, N Y , will be available for live interviews via satellite from 8 a m to 10 a m CDT on Monday, April 13 Massimino is training to fly on space shuttle Atlantis' mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope Atlantis is targeted to launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 12

To participate, media should contact NASA's Johnson Space Center newsroom at 281-483-5111 by 1 p m on Friday, April 10

Mission Specialist Massimino is making his second visit to Hubble He is one of seven astronauts who will fly on the space shuttle's fifth and final servicing mission to Hubble The 11-day flight will include five spacewalks to make repairs and upgrades to the telescope, extending its life into the next decade

Massimino has been using Twitter to provide a unique, behind the scenes peek at the last weeks of his training His Twitter username is Astro_Mike (@Astro_Mike)

Along with Massimino, the crew of Atlantis includes Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Gregory C Johnson and Mission Specialists Andrew Feustel, Michael Good, John Grunsfeld and Megan McArthur

To follow Massimino's Twitter, visit:

http://twitter com/Astro_Mike

For information about the STS-125 mission and its crew, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

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