Oct 1 2010
From The Space Library
MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-162
NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH
HOUSTON -- NASA managers will hold a news conference no earlier than 5 p.m. CST on Monday, Nov. 22, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss the next space shuttle mission, STS-133, which was delayed on Nov. 5. NASA officials will announce the status of repairs to a leaking hydrogen system that caused the initial delay. They also will discuss the cracks on the tops of two, 21-foot-long support beams, called stringers, on the exterior of the shuttle's external fuel tank in an area known as the intertank. The next launch window for space shuttle Discovery and six NASA astronauts begins Nov. 30. The briefing participants are: -- Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations -- John Shannon, Space Shuttle Program manager The news conference will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website. Reporters may ask questions from participating NASA centers or by calling into a phone bridge. To use the phone bridge, reporters must have valid media credentials issued by a NASA center or issued specifically for the STS-133 mission. Journalists planning to use the phone bridge must contact the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 no earlier than 4:45 p.m. Newsroom personnel will verify credentials and transfer reporters to the phone bridge. Capacity is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Live status updates will be provided during the meeting via the NASA News Twitter feed. To access the feed, go to the nasa.gov homepage or visit: http://www.twitter.com/nasa For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For STS-133 crew and mission information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-165
NASA RESCHEDULES SHUTTLE LAUNCH STATUS MEETING, DISCOVERY'S LAUNCH NO EARLIER THAN DEC. 3
HOUSTON -- NASA managers have postponed a launch status meeting and news conference planned for Monday, Nov. 22. The events were rescheduled after a Space Shuttle Program meeting Thursday determined more analysis is needed before proceeding toward the launch of space shuttle Discovery on its STS-133 mission. The Program Requirements Control Board (PRCB) identified the analysis and repairs required to safely launch Discovery. This analysis will be done during the next five days and reviewed at a special PRCB on Wednesday, Nov. 24. Pending a successful review of the flight rationale at that meeting, a launch status briefing will be held with senior NASA managers on Monday, Nov. 29. Work has been under way to fix a leaking hydrogen system that caused the initial delay, and to repair cracks atop two 21-foot-long support beams, called stringers, on the exterior of the shuttle's external fuel tank. The Kennedy Space Center will begin the launch countdown no earlier than Nov. 30. That would support a launch attempt for Discovery no earlier than Dec. 3 at approximately 2:52 a.m. EST. For STS-133 crew and mission information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-052
NASA INVITES MEDIA TO PREVIEW TEST OF NEW LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEM
HOUSTON -- NASA has set a launch date and a media preview day for its next flight test, called Pad Abort 1. The flight test is part of an ongoing mission to develop safer vehicles for human spaceflight applications. The test is scheduled for May 6, with a media preview day April 23. Registration deadlines for reporters planning to attend are as early as April 9. Pad Abort 1 will be the first fully integrated test of the launch abort system being developed for the Orion crew vehicle. The information gathered through the test will be used to design and develop future systems that provide a safe escape for crews in the event of an emergency. Representatives from NASA and Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor for Orion, will provide an overview of the test and answer questions at a media preview on April 23. Reporters will be able to see the vehicle on the launch pad. The media day will take place at launch complex 32E at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range near Las Cruces, N.M. Journalists who intend to participate in the media day must register with the White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office by calling 575-678-1134. Foreign media representatives must register by April 9; U.S. media representatives must register by April 16. The flight test May 6 will be broadcast on NASA Television and the agency's Web site. Media representatives planning to attend the flight test also must contact the White Sands Public Affairs Office. The deadline for foreign nationals to register is April 21. For U.S. journalists, the deadline is April 28. The launch viewing area is approximately four miles from the launch pad. For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
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