NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour Set to Land Tuesday

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08.20.07

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3749
katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov

George Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 
321-867-2468 
george.h.diller@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-106

NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR SET TO LAND TUESDAY

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Endeavour crew, led by 
Commander Scott Kelly, is scheduled to complete a 13-day mission to 
the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy 
Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Aug. 21. The STS-118 mission 
began Aug. 8 and installed a new gyroscope, an external spare parts 
platform and another truss segment to the expanding station.

NASA managers will evaluate weather conditions at Kennedy before 
permitting Endeavour to return to Earth. Tuesday's landing 
opportunities are at 12:32 p.m. and 2:06 p.m. EDT. The backup landing 
site at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., is 
available but likely will not be considered for Tuesday. The other 
backup site at White Sands Space Harbor, N.M., will not be activated 
on Tuesday.

Two hours after landing, NASA officials will hold a briefing to 
discuss the mission. The participants are:
- NASA Administrator Michael Griffin
- NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier
- NASA Space Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach

After touchdown, the astronauts will undergo physical examinations and 
meet with their families. Some crew members are expected to hold a 
news conference six hours after returning to Earth.

The Kennedy press site will open for landing activities at 8 a.m. 
Tuesday and close one hour after the crew news conference. The 
STS-118 accreditation badges are in effect through landing. The press 
accreditation building on State Road 3 will be open on Tuesday from 8 
to 11 a.m. The last bus will depart from the press site for the 
Shuttle Landing Facility one hour before landing. For updated 
information about the landing, call 321-867-2525.

If weather prevents a Kennedy landing Tuesday, NASA will activate 
backup landing sites for attempts on Wednesday. Dryden has limited 
facilities available to previously accredited journalists. For 
further information, call the Dryden Public Affairs Office at 
661-276-3449.

If White Sands Space Harbor is called up for strong consideration as a 
shuttle landing site, media desiring credentials there should contact 
the White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office at 505-678-1134. 
Journalists with STS-118 mission badges from NASA will be issued 
credentials.

NASA managers moved Endeavour's return up a day in case Hurricane Dean 
threatened mission control at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. 
However, the storm is not expected to affect landing.

For the latest information on the STS-118 mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

	
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