Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov

James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-086

HUBBLE SERVICING CREW TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE FROM SPACE

HOUSTON -- The seven astronauts aboard space shuttle Atlantis will
hold a news conference at 9:26 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, May 20, to
discuss their mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.

Reporters may ask questions from NASA's Johnson Space Center in
Houston, Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Goddard Space Flight Center
in Greenbelt, Md., and NASA Headquarters in Washington.

To participate in the news conference, U.S. journalists must call the
public affairs office at one of the NASA centers listed above by 1
p.m. Tuesday. Media representatives must be present at participating
locations at least 20 minutes prior to the start of the news
conference. NASA Television will provide live coverage of the
40-minute event. For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video
information, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/ntv


During Atlantis' STS-125 mission, the crew has completed work to
improve Hubble's view of the universe with the addition of two new
science instruments, the repair of two others and the replacement of
other hardware that will extend the telescope's life at least through
2014.

For more information about the STS-125 mission and its crew, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle


For more information about the Hubble Space Telescope, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/hubble