Jan 20, 2011

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

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly o humphries@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-011

NASA UPDATES BROADCAST PLANS FOR JAPANESE CARGO FLIGHT TO STATION

HOUSTON -- The launch of the H-II Transfer Vehicle "Kounotori2" (HTV2) planned for Thursday, Jan 20, was rescheduled due to a forecast for weather conditions that would exceed launch restrictions The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency reset the launch for 11:37 p m CST on Friday, Jan 21

NASA still plans live television coverage of the launch from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan With an adjusted rendezvous plan, the grapple and attachment of the cargo ship to the International Space Station remain planned for Thursday, Jan 27, and also will be covered live on NASA Television

NASA TV's updated programming schedule for HTV2 events includes (all times CST):

Friday, Jan 21: 11 p m -- Launch coverage, anchored from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, begins Launch is scheduled at 11:37 p m

Thursday, Jan 27: 5 a m -- Grapple coverage, anchored from Johnson, begins The grapple of HTV2 is scheduled at 5:44 a m 8 a m -- Berthing coverage, anchored from Johnson, begins The attachment should be complete at approximately 10 a m

For more information about Kounotori2 and the H-IIB launch vehicle, visit:

http://www jaxa jp/countdown/h2bf2/index_e html

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

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