John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov

Candrea Thomas
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-095

NASA SETS BRIEFING ABOUT SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S READINESS TO LAUNCH



CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers will hold a news conference on
Wednesday, June 3, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to
discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch. The briefing
will begin after the end of the Flight Readiness Review, a meeting to
assess preparations for shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission to the
International Space Station. The review is expected to conclude by 5
p.m. EDT.

Live status updates will be added periodically via the NASA News
Twitter feed during the meeting. To access the feed, visit:



http://www.twitter.com/nasa





The review is expected to include the selection of an official launch
date. Endeavour currently is targeted to launch at 7:17 a.m. on June
13.

The briefing participants are:
- Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations,
NASA Headquarters, Washington
- LeRoy Cain, deputy manager, Space Shuttle Program, NASA's Johnson
Space Center, Houston
- Pete Nickolenko, STS-127 shuttle launch director, NASA's Kennedy
Space Center

NASA Television and the agency's Web site will broadcast the news
briefing live. Journalists may ask questions from participating NASA
locations. Reporters should contact their preferred NASA center to
confirm its participation.

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



http://www.nasa.gov/ntv


For STS-127 crew and mission information, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle