NASA News <br />National Aeronautics and<br />Space Administration<br /><br /><br />John F. Kennedy Space Center<br />Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899<br />AC 321-867-2468<br />___________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />For Release: Jan. 9, 2002 <br /><br /><br />KSC Contact: Bruce Buckingham <br />(321) 867-2468 <br /> <br />KSC Release No. 5 - 03<br /><br /><br />NOTICE TO EDITORS/ NEWS DIRECTORS: <br />MISSION STS-107 KSC BRIEFINGS AND EVENTS SCHEDULED<br /><br /><br />News conferences and other events have been scheduled for launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107, the 113th launch in the Shuttle program. Mission STS-107 is now set to launch between 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16. The exact launch time will be announced 24 hours prior to the targeted liftoff time.<br /><br /><br />News conferences and events listed below will be carried live on NASA Television (unless otherwise noted) and originate from the KSC News Center. <br /><br /><br />The seven-member STS-107 crew will arrive at KSC next week. A taped replay of their arrival will be broadcast on NASA TV the following day. Live media coverage of the crew arrival will not be accommodated.<br /><br /><br />On launch day, the crew will depart their KSC living quarters and be driven to the launch pad. A limited number of media will be permitted to view the walkout event. (Contact Manny Virata at 321-867-7820 for details.) <br /><br /><br />The crew breakfast, suit-up and walkout activities will be taped and replayed during live launch commentary beginning approximately three hours prior to liftoff. <br /><br /><br />In addition to daily 9 a.m. countdown status briefings, a prelaunch press conference will be held two days before launch. The full briefing schedule is listed below.<br /><br /><br />-- end of general release --<br /><br /><br />STS-107 BRIEFINGS & EVENTS SCHEDULE (all times are EST)<br />(All briefings are held inside the KSC Press Site auditorium and will be carried live on NASA TV unless otherwise noted)<br /><br /><br />L-3 Days - Monday, Jan. 13<br /><br /><br />9 a.m. ------ Countdown Status Briefing<br />* Jeff Spaulding, Shuttle Test Director<br />* Jack Keifenheim, STS-107 KSC Payload Mission Manger <br />* Kathy Winters, Shuttle Weather Officer<br />* <br />* (Crew arrival, taped earlier, will be replayed on NASA TV following the briefing.)<br />* <br />* L-2 Days - Tuesday, Jan. 14<br />* <br />* 9 a.m. ------ Countdown Status Briefing<br />* Pete Nickolenko, Shuttle Test Director<br />* Jack Keifenheim, STS-107 KSC Payload Mission Manger<br />* Kathy Winters, Shuttle Weather Officer <br />* <br />* 4 p.m. ----- Prelaunch News Conference <br />* Ron Dittemore, Shuttle Program Manager, NASA, JSC<br />* Mike Wetmore, Director of Shuttle Processing, NASA, KSC<br />* Aby Har-Evan, Director General, Israel Space Agency<br />* Lt. Michael Jennings, Launch Weather Officer, 45th Weather Squadron<br />* <br />* L-1 Day - Wednesday, Jan. 15<br />* <br />* 9 a.m. ------ Countdown Status Briefing<br />* Jeff Spaulding, Shuttle Test Director<br />* Jack Keifenheim, STS-107 KSC Payload Mission Manger <br />* Kathy Winters, Shuttle Weather Officer <br />* <br />* 3:30 p.m. ----- STS-107 Science Briefing <br />* David Liskowsky, STS-107 Program Scientist, NASA Headquarters<br />* John Charles, STS-107 Mission Scientist, NASA Johnson Space Center<br />* Marilyn Vasques, Project Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center <br />* Roger Crouch, Senior Scientist, NASA Headquarters<br />* <br />* Launch Day - Thursday, Jan. 16 <br />* <br />* NOTE: Launch will occur between the hours of 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (The exact launch time will be announced Wednesday.) NASA Television live launch programming and commentary will begin about 3 hours prior to launch.<br />* <br />* Launch +1 hour ----- Post-launch Press Conference <br />* Jim Halsell, Shuttle Program Launch Integration Manager, KSC<br />* Mike Leinbach, Shuttle Launch Director, KSC<br /><br /><br />-- end --