Dec 20 2010
From The Space Library
RELEASE: 10-204
ASTRONAUTS LINDA GODWIN AND SCOTT ALTMAN LEAVE NASA
HOUSTON -- NASA astronauts Linda Godwin and Scott Altman have announced plans to leave the agency. Godwin will retire and Altman will take a job in the private sector. Godwin joined NASA in 1980 and worked in the Payload Operations Division. She was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1985. A veteran of four spaceflights, Godwin logged more than 38 days in space, including more than 10 hours during two spacewalks. She flew aboard STS-37 in 1991; served as payload commander of STS-59 in 1994; and flew on STS-76 in 1996 and STS-108 in 2001. Godwin also supported numerous technical assignments within NASA's Astronaut Office and most recently served as the assistant to the director for exploration, Flight Crew Operations Directorate. "Linda's 30-year career at NASA was filled with contributions to the human spaceflight mission, said Brent Jett, director of Flight Crew Operations at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. She should be proud of her service to the agency and the country. Altman, a retired U.S. Navy captain, joined NASA in March 1995. He also has flown four shuttle missions, logging more than 51 days in space. He was the pilot of STS-90 in 1998 and STS-106 in 2000, and was commander of the final two missions to the Hubble Space Telescope, STS-109 in 2002 and STS-125 in 2009. Altman also performed other technical duties within the agency, including temporary duty to NASA Headquarters as deputy director of the Requirements Division of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. Most recently, he served as chief of the Exploration Branch of the Astronaut Office. "Scott has been a tremendous contribution to the astronaut corps and this agency, said Peggy Whitson, chief of the Astronaut Office. In his 15 years with NASA, he has performed flawlessly and demonstrated leadership in every position he's served. He will be greatly missed. For complete astronaut biographical information, visit: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-054
PRESIDENT OBAMA TO DELIVER REMARKS AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
WASHINGTON- On the afternoon of Thursday, April 15 President Barack Obama will visit Cape Canaveral, Florida and deliver remarks on the bold new course the Administration is charting for NASA and the future of U.S. leadership in human space flight. Both the arrival and departure of Air Force One at the Shuttle Landing Facility and his remarks at the NASA Operations and Checkout Building are open to the media. Note that all media must apply through the NASA website https://media.ksc.nasa.gov by 4:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, April 13 to obtain credentials. Additionally, media can only cover either the arrival/departure of Air Force One or the President's remarks. It will not be logistically possible to cover more than one event. Media credentialing and logistic details, for planning purposes only, can be found below. For Planning Purposes Only: THURSDAY APRIL 15, 2010 Kennedy Space Center, FL AIR FORCE ONE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE Shuttle Landing Facility Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 All media wishing to cover the Air Force One arrival and departure on NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility will require a NASA media badge and must apply by Tuesday, April 13 at 4:00 p.m. ET to NASA Kennedy's online accreditation site: https://media.ksc.nasa.gov. On the online form under Reason for KSC Access you should select Other --> Air Force One KSC Arrival/Departure (FIRM RSVP) **Media Check In: All media must obtain NASA credentials at the NASA Press Accreditation Building before they will be allowed to drive onto NASA grounds. Media should plan to get badges early and meet escorts at the NASA Press Site to access sites. All NASA Space Conference media badges must be picked up at the NASA Press Accreditation Building on State Road 3 and then media must go to Kennedy's Press Site for transportation to either the SLF or O&C Building. The Press Accreditation Building will be open: Wednesday, April 14 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Thursday, April 15 from 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM Media Pre-set: 8:30 AM (Media must meet at the NASA Press Site at 8:30 AM to pre-set equipment at the Shuttle Landing Facility; Only live trucks will be allowed to drive to the site. All others with equipment will be shuttled by bus. Media will not have access to their equipment from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. After pre-set media will be shuttled back to the Press Site.) Media Access: 12:30 PM (Media must meet at the NASA Press Site at 12:30 PM to return to the Shuttle Landing Facility. This will be the last access for arrival and departure. Media should plan ahead that there will be limited facilities on site.) Air Force One Scheduled Arrival: 1:30 PM Air Force One Scheduled Departure: 3:45 PM Throw: 200 ft. Cable run: 1000 ft. Live truck parking: Live truck operators will be escorted to sites from the NASA Press Site. All Live Truck Operators must obtain a credential from NASA to have access. Media Coverage: The event is open to the press. To RSVP go online to: https://media.ksc.nasa.gov All media must RSVP by 4:00 PM EST Tuesday April 13, 2010. All names submitted for credentials must be accurate and reflect the identification media presents at the check point. Contact for logistical and planning purposes only: Johanna Maska, jmaska@who.eop.gov. President Obama Remarks at Kennedy Space Center NASA Operations and Checkout Building Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 The opening session, including the President's remarks, and the closing session of the conference are open to pre-credentialed media. The breakout sessions in between will be closed press and streamed at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv All media wishing to cover the President's Remarks at the Kennedy Space Center will require a NASA media badge and must apply by Tuesday, April 13 at 4:00 p.m. ET to NASA Kennedy's online accreditation site: https://media.ksc.nasa.gov On the online form under Reason for KSC Access you should select Other --> 2010 NASA Space Conference (FIRM RSVP) **Media Check In: All media must obtain NASA credentials at the NASA Press Accreditation Building before they will be allowed to drive onto NASA grounds. Media should plan to get badges early and meet escorts at the NASA Press Site to access sites. All NASA Space Conference media badges must be picked up at the NASA Press Accreditation Building on State Road 3 and then media must go to Kennedy's Press Site for transportation to either the SLF or O&C Building. The Press Accreditation Building will be open: Wednesday, April 14 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Thursday, April 15 from 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM Media Pre-set: 8:00 AM (Media must meet at the NASA Press Site at 8:00 AM to pre-set equipment at the Operations and Checkout Building; Only live trucks will be allowed to drive to the site. All others with equipment will be shuttled by bus. Media will not have access to their equipment from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. After pre-set media will be shuttled back to the Press Site.) Media Access: 12:00 PM (Media must meet at the NASA Press Site at 12:00 PM to return to the Operations and Checkout Building. Shuttles will continue from the Press Site until 1:30 PM.) Program Begins: 2:45 PM EST Throw: 50 ft. Cable Run: 700 ft. Live truck parking: Live truck operators will be escorted to sites from the NASA Press Site. All Live Truck Operators must obtain a credential from NASA to have access. Media Coverage: The event is open to the press. To RSVP go online to: https://media.ksc.nasa.gov All media must RSVP by 4:00 PM EST Tuesday April 13, 2010. All names submitted for credentials must be accurate and reflect the identification media presents at the check point. Contact for logistical and planning purposes only: Johanna Maska, jmaska@who.eop.gov. Directions for Media Covering the Conference: Directions to the Press Accreditation Building on State Road 3: From the Cocoa Beach Area: Take A1A north towards Cape Canaveral. After A1A turns into State Road 528, you will pass the exit to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and the cruise ships. Do not take this exit but continue on State Road 528 going west, passing over the Banana River and Sykes Creek bridges, until you get to the State Road 3/Merritt Island exit. Take a right onto State Road 3, and after approximately 8 miles, you will pull into the Press Accreditation Building on the right (across the street from the Air Liquide plant). Directions to the Press Site from the Press Accreditation Building: Turn right out of the badging parking lot and proceed approximately a half mile to Gate 2. After showing your badge, proceed ahead, traveling under the overpass and go approximately four miles toward the Vehicle Assembly Building. Turn right at the light at Saturn Parkway, passing the OSB building on the left and the OSB II building on the right. The Press Site is on your right just past the OSB II building. You will see a sign at the entrance marked LC-39 Press Site. Turn right into the entrance and bear left into the lower parking lot. NASA Coverage: NASA Television will provide live video of President Obama's arrival and departure, and of the opening and closing of the NASA Space Conference. For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-129
NASA'S SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TO MAKE ITS FINAL TRIP TO LAUNCH PAD
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Journalists are invited to cover space shuttle Discovery's last move from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Pad 39A on Sept. 20 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Six astronauts are set to launch aboard the shuttle on Nov. 1. The STS-133 mission to the International Space Station is the final scheduled flight for Discovery before it is retired. Live coverage of Discovery's rollout will air on NASA Television beginning at 8 p.m. EDT. NASA TV's Video File will broadcast highlights of the move. Discovery's first motion out of the VAB to the pad is scheduled for 8 p.m. The shuttle's 3.4- mile journey atop a giant crawler-transporter is expected to take approximately six hours. Activities include an 8 p.m. photo opportunity of the move followed by an interview availability at 8:30 p.m. with Discovery Flow Director Stephanie Stilson. Media must arrive at Kennedy's news center by 7:30 p.m. for the rollout photo opportunity. There also will be a sunrise photo opportunity at the launch pad on Sept. 21, following Discovery's arrival. Reporters need to be at the news center for transportation to the viewing area by 6 a.m. Updates for events are available at 321-867-2525. To attend rollout and the sunrise pad photo opportunity, international journalists must apply by 5 p.m. Sept. 13 to allow time for processing their requests. U.S. media representatives must apply by Sept. 17. Reporters requesting accreditation must apply online at: https://media.ksc.nasa.gov Badges for rollout may be picked up starting at 6 a.m., Sept. 20, at the Kennedy Space Center Badging Office on State Road 405. The 11-day mission will be the 35th flight to the station and the 39th flight for Discovery. The mission will deliver and install the Permanent Multipurpose Module, the Express Logistics Carrier 4 - an external platform that holds large equipment - and critical spare components for the space station. Discovery also will deliver Robonaut 2, or R2, to become a permanent resident of the station as the first human-like robot in space. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
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