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National
Aeronautics and Space
Administration John F. Kennedy
Space Center Kennedy
Space Center, Florida 32899 AC
321-867-2468 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For
Release: Sept. 24, 2002 KSC
Contact: Bruce Buckingham (321)
867-2468 KSC Release No. 87 -
02 NOTICE TO EDITORS/ NEWS
DIRECTORS: BADGING REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDIA AND KSC NEWS CENTER OPERATING HOURS SET FOR STS-112 LAUNCH ACTIVITIES
News
media badging requirements and operating hours for Kennedy Space Center’s News
Center (photo on left) have been established for the launch of the Space
Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-112. Launch is set to occur on Oct. 2 between
the hours of 2-6 p.m. Eastern time. Media
must request current credentials in writing via fax to the KSC News Room
(321-867-2692) on the letterhead of their current affiliation. The request must
include name (as it appears on drivers license or passport), social security
number, place and date of birth, nationality, valid address (not P.O. box), and
phone number. A passport number (including the expiration date) and country of
citizenship must be provided if the applicant is not a U.S. citizen. Due
to new badging requirements, news media representatives with proper
authorization must now obtain mission credentials at the Pass and
Identification Building (PIDs) on State Road
405 (NOT State Road 3 as previously conducted). The PIDs facility is
south of Titusville and east of U.S. 1 on S.R. 405. (No badging will be
conducted from the facility on State Road 3.) Media with temporary badges are not permitted to drive into
the secured KSC areas. Media buses will run between the Press Site and the S.R.
405 PIDs parking lot periodically each day through launch time. Credential and
badging hours are listed below. KSC
News Center Office Hours for STS-112 (Times may be adjusted in real time
depending on mission events and timelines.) Sunday, Sept. 29……………………CLOSED Monday, Sept. 30……………….… 8 a .m. – 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1………….………... 8 a.m. – 6
p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 (Launch Day)... 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. ü
[FOR MISSION DAY SCHEDULES SEE
NOTE BELOW]
Sunday, Oct. 13
(Landing day)…… TBD
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NOTE: The KSC News Center
will support media attendance and questions for overnight and weekend STS-112
Mission Status Briefings and the in-flight crew news conference. Media
interested in attending the briefings that occur after normal office hours MUST
make their intentions known to the KSC News Room at least 24 hours in
advance in order to secure proper access to the press site. Times of these
briefings are available in the NASA TV schedule at: http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/nasatv/schedule.html Pass and Identification Badging Hours News media may obtain STS-112
mission credentials at the Pass and Identification Building on S.R. 405 south
of Titusville, during the following times. Sunday, Sept.29 ----------------------------- CLOSED Monday, Sept. 30 ---------------------------- 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. (The first bus will depart PIDs on S.R. 405 for
the Press Site at 8 a.m.) Tuesday, Oct. 1 ------------------------------ 7 a.m. -- 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 (Launch day)--------- 7 a.m. – Launch minus 1
hour NEWS
MEDIA ARE REQUIRED TO BE UNDER PUBLIC AFFAIRS ESCORT AT ALL TIMES WHILE AT KSC.
MEDIA WITH TEMPORARY BADGES
ARE NOT PERMITTED AT THE COMPLEX 39 CAFETERIA. NEWS MEDIA ARE ALLOWED AT THE PRESS SITE
ONLY WHEN THE KSC NEWS CENTER IS OPEN. |
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