March 24, 2010

Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 michael curie@nasa gov

Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi k dean@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-045

NASA SCHEDULES INTERVIEWS FOR APRIL SHUTTLE MISSION FLIGHT DIRECTORS

HOUSTON -- NASA Flight Directors Richard Jones and Ron Spencer are available for live satellite interviews beginning March 30 at 6 a m CDT Jones and Spencer will discuss the challenges of space shuttle Discovery's upcoming STS-131 mission that will deliver science equipment and supplies to the International Space Station The flight is targeted for launch on April 5

To participate in the interviews, reporters should contact Karen Svetaka at 281-483-8684 before 1 p m on Monday, March 29

Discovery's flight, one of only four remaining space shuttle missions, will carry a logistics module packed with eight tons of cargo to the station The mission also will include three spacewalks to replace a tank assembly on the station's backbone that provides ammonia for use in the complex's cooling system

Jones will be available from 6 a m to 6:45 a m He is the lead space shuttle flight director for STS-131 and has been a NASA flight director since 2005 A native of El Paso, Texas, he earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from Texas A&M University He previously has served as a flight director overseeing two shuttle launches and four landings

Spencer will be available from 7 a m to 7:45 a m He has been a flight director since 2006 He is a native of Decatur, Ill , and also earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from Texas A&M University Before becoming a flight director, he helped develop the assembly sequence used to build the space station

NASA Television will air B-roll footage of preparations for the STS-131 mission beginning at 5:30 a m CDT

The NASA TV Live Interview Media Outlet channel will be used for the interviews The channel is a digital satellite C-band downlink by uplink provider Americom It is on satellite AMC 3, transponder 9C, located at 87 degrees west, downlink frequency 3865 5 Mhz based on a standard C-band, horizontal downlink polarity, FEC is 3/4, data rate is 6 0 Mbps, symbol rate is 4 3404 Msps, transmission DVB-S, 4:2:0

The interviews also will be broadcast live on NASA Television For streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

For more information about the space shuttle, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

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