Feb. 15, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-032 NASA SETS ATLANTIS, SPACE STATION CREW NEWS CONFERENCE HOUSTON - The 10 crew members flying aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 7:40 a.m. CST on Saturday, Feb. 16. Media may ask questions from NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston; NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.; and NASA Headquarters in Washington. News media in France, Germany and Russia also will be able to ask questions during the news conference. To participate, U.S. journalists must RSVP by calling the public affairs office at their preferred NASA center by 6 p.m. CST Friday, Feb. 15. NASA Television will provide live coverage of the 40-minute news conference. For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information on the Web, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv During Atlantis' STS-122 mission, astronauts have installed the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory to the space station, expanding the outpost's research facilities. The lab provides crew members and scientists around the world the ability to conduct a variety of life, physical and materials science experiments. For more information about STS-122 and its crew, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov
