Feb. 3, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-023 NASA TO HOLD BRIEFING ON THE SHUTTLE COMMANDER FOR APRIL FLIGHT HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a news conference to discuss command of the STS-134 space shuttle mission at 3 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 4, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The briefing participants are: -- Mark Kelly, commander, STS-134 -- Peggy Whitson, chief, Astronaut Office -- Brent Jett, chief, Flight Crew Operations Directorate The news conference will be broadcast on NASA Television and the agency's website. Reporters may ask questions from Johnson, NASA Headquarters in Washington and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. U.S. media representatives planning to attend the briefing must contact the NASA newsroom at one of the three facilities listed above by 2 p.m. Because of expected winter weather conditions, Johnson will be closed until noon Friday. However, the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 will be staffed beginning at 10 a.m. to receive calls from journalists requesting credentials. For more information on the STS-134 mission and crew, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle Complete astronaut biographies are available at: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/ For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv -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
