Apr 1 2011
From The Space Library
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-071 INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ACCREDITATION FOR AQUARIUS/SAC-D LAUNCH OPEN
WASHINGTON -- International journalists who would like to cover the June 9 launch of the Aquarius/SAC-D mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California need to apply for credentials by May 9. The three-year mission will provide new insights into how changes in ocean surface salinity relate to fundamental climate processes. The Aquarius/SAC-D liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 is targeted for 10:20 a.m. EDT (7:20 a.m. PDT) June 9. The Aquarius/SAC-D mission will map global changes in the concentration of dissolved salt, or salinity, at the ocean surface. Measuring salinity is important to understanding how rainfall, evaporation, and the melting or freezing of ice influence ocean circulation and are linked to climate changes. Aquarius is the NASA-built primary instrument on the SAC-D spacecraft. The mission is a collaboration between NASA and Argentina's space agency with participation from Brazil, Canada, France and Italy. Launch management is provided by NASA's Launch Services Program at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-072 NASA TO BROADCAST SOYUZ EVENTS AND LAUNCH IN HIGH DEFINITION
HOUSTON --For the first time, NASA Television will provide high definition footage of the pre-launch events and liftoff of an International Space Station crew aboard a Soyuz spacecraft. NASA astronaut and Expedition 27 Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev and Andrey Borisenko will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 4 at 5:18 p.m. CDT (6:18 a.m. Baikonur time on April 5). The HD video from Baikonur will air on NASA TV's HD channel and standard definition channels. The schedule includes (all times Central): Friday, April 1 2 p.m. - Video File of the Soyuz TMA-21 rocket mating and crew activities in Baikonur Saturday, April 2 11 a.m. - Video File of the rocket rollout to the launch pad in Baikonur Sunday, April 3 4 p.m. - Video File of the Russian State Commission meeting and final pre-launch crew news conference in Baikonur Monday, April 4 3:45 p.m. - Video File of the crew pre-launch activities in Baikonur 4:30 p.m. - Launch coverage (launch scheduled at 5:18 p.m.) from Baikonur 8 p.m. - Video File of pre-launch, launch and post-launch interviews
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