Feb 16, 2010

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

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

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

MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-026

NASA SETS OUT OF THIS WORLD NEWS CONFERENCE WITH SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR AND SPACE STATION CREWS

HOUSTON - The 11 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 9:39 p m EST on Thursday, Feb 18

U S reporters may ask questions in person from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and NASA Headquarters in Washington A portion of the news conference will be set aside for Japanese reporters

To participate in the news conference, U S journalists must call the public affairs office at their preferred NASA center by 5 p m Wednesday Media must be in place at participating locations at least 20 minutes prior to the start of the news conference

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the 40-minute news conference For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

During Endeavour's STS-130 mission, astronauts installed the Tranquility node, a module that provides additional room for crew members and many of the space station's life support and environmental control systems Attached to Tranquility is a cupola with seven windows that provide a panoramic view of Earth, celestial objects and visiting spacecraft Tranquility and its cupola are the final major U S portions of the station The orbiting laboratory now is approximately 90 percent complete in terms of mass

For more information about the STS-130 mission and its crew, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

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

http://www nasa gov/station

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