Feb 09, 2011

Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 stephanie schierholz@nasa gov

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

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-029

NASA TV AIRS SECOND EUROPEAN CARGO CRAFT FLIGHT TO SPACE STATION

HOUSTON -- NASA Television plans live coverage of the launch and automated docking of the second unpiloted European cargo ship that will deliver approximately seven tons of fuel, food and supplies to the International Space Station

NASA TV coverage of the launch from the northern coast of South America will begin at 3:45 p m CST on Tuesday, Feb 15 The European Space Agency and its launch services provider, Arianespace, are scheduled to launch the Johannes Kepler Automated Transfer Vehicle-2, or ATV2, on an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, at 4:13 p m (7:13 p m in Kourou) NASA TV coverage will continue through the deployment of the cargo ship's solar arrays about 90 minutes after launch

After an eight-day journey, the spacecraft will rendezvous and dock to the aft port of the station's Zvezda service module

If the ATV2 launches Feb 15 as scheduled, NASA TV will broadcast the final rendezvous and docking beginning at 8:45 a m on Feb 23 Docking is scheduled at approximately 9:20 a m ATV2 will remain attached to Zvezda until early June, when it will undock and deorbit for a destructive re-entry into Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the ATV2, visit:

http://blogs esa int/atv

For more information about the International Space Station and its crew members, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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