[MilCom] Fw: NASA'S SHUTTLE DISCOVERY SET FOR RETURN TO KENNEDY SPACE CENTER

[rob.berezowski at sasktel.sk.ca]

Someone was asking about the shuttle ferry flight. Here is an update on 
the shuttle transport back to KSC. Coverage will be provided on NASA TV, 
and you can view NASA TV on the web if you do not have access to it on 
your TV. 

Rob Berezowski

----- Forwarded by Rob Berezowski/SaskTel/CA on 08/18/2005 12:33 PM -----

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NASA'S SHUTTLE DISCOVERY SET FOR RETURN TO KENNEDY SPACE CENTER






Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington                           August 18, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-3749)

Alan Brown
Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), Calif.
(Phone: 661/276-2665)

Bruce Buckingham
Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468)

MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-141

NASA'S SHUTTLE DISCOVERY SET FOR RETURN TO KENNEDY SPACE CENTER 

     NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery ferry flight departs no earlier than 
Friday morning, Aug. 19, and arrives at KSC no earlier than 5:30 p.m. EDT, 
Saturday. Live coverage of Discovery's departure and arrival will be 
available on NASA TV.

The Shuttle's flight and refueling stops depend on weather along the 
route. Weather restrictions may cause unexpected changes to the flight 
path and arrival delays. 

To cover the departure from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., media must 
contact DFRC at: 661/276-3449; or e-mail: alan.brown at nasa.gov today by 5 
p.m. EDT. We cannot accommodate foreign nationals for the departure. No 
live TV transmissions are allowed from the airfield. Check the DFRC media 
information line at: 661/276-2564 for schedule updates. 

For arrival time at KSC, journalists should call: 321/867-2525 for 
updates. Media must be at the KSC Press Site two hours before arrival time 
for transport to the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF). STS-114 media 
credentials will be honored. U.S. media may drive directly to the Press 
Site. Foreign media must contact the Press Site at: 321/867-2468 to 
arrange for transportation. TV stations must contact the Press Site for 
SLF authorizations. Journalists must follow the SLF dress code: no skirts, 
shorts, sleeveless shirts; and only closed, flat shoes.

Following the landing, Discovery Vehicle Manager Stephanie Stilson and the 
pilots of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft will be available for interviews at 
the SLF. 

NASA TV is carried on an MPEG-2 digital signal accessed via satellite 
AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical 
polarization. It's available in Alaska and Hawaii on AMC-7, at 137 degrees 
west longitude, transponder 18C, at 4060 MHz, horizontal polarization. A 
Digital Video Broadcast compliant Integrated Receiver Decoder is required 
for reception. 

NASA TV is available on the Web at:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more information about the Return to Flight mission on the Web, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight

For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html



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