May 8, 2009

Jeanne Ryba Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 jeanne m ryba@nasa gov

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

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-079

NASA ANNOUNCES STS-125 SHUTTLE PRELAUNCH AND MISSION WEB COVERAGE

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcast, pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service and upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Atlantis is scheduled to lift off Monday, May 11, at 2:01 p m EDT from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida

NASA will provide online updates at:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

A webcast May 10 at noon will start the in-depth online coverage of the mission Host Damon Talley of NASA's Digital Learning Network and correspondent Rebecca Sprague will preview the mission and examine the remarkable history and discoveries the Hubble observatory has made Astrophysicist Mario Livio of the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute will discuss the telescope's impact beyond the scientific community

A blog will provide launch countdown updates beginning at 8:30 a m May 11 Originating from the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the blog is the definitive Internet source for information leading up to launch

During the STS-125 mission, visitors to NASA's shuttle Web site can read about the astronauts' progress and watch their five spacewalks live Also, updates will be provided to the NASA News Twitter feed

To access the feed, visit:

http://www twitter com/nasa

As Atlantis' flight wraps up, NASA will update a blog detailing the spacecraft's return to Earth

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