Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jbuck@nasa.gov

Jay Bolden
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
jay.e.bolden@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-080

ASTRONAUT DAN BURBANK RETURNS TO EARTH, AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS

HOUSTON -- Just back from his command of the International Space
Station, NASA astronaut Dan Burbank will be available for live
satellite interviews from 6-7 a.m. CDT on Thursday, May 10.

During his third space flight, Burbank completed 165 days in space as
a member of the Expedition 29 and 30 crews. He has performed one
spacewalk and spent 189 days in space.

Burbank and his crewmates, Expedition 30 Flight Engineers Anton
Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian Federal Space Agency,
returned to Earth in their Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft at 6:45 a.m. on
April 27. The crew members spent the majority of their time aboard
the complex performing science experiments and routine maintenance.

Burbank is a native of Yarmouthport, Mass., and a 1985 graduate of the
United States Coast Guard Academy. After earning his commission,
Burbank served in various roles as a Coast Guard officer before NASA
selected him as an astronaut in 1996. He received a master of science
degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1990.

To arrange an interview, news media representatives must contact Karen
Svetaka at 281-483-8684 or karen.a.svetaka@nasa.gov by 1 p.m. on
Wednesday, May. 9.

The interviews will be preceded by a feed of video b-roll material of
Burbank and his mission at 5:30 a.m. The NASA Live Interview Media
Service (LIMS) satellite will be used for the interviews. LIMS
satellite parameters will be provided by NASA to confirmed clients.

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

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For Burbank's complete biography, visit:

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/burbank.html

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station