Deadline Moved Up for Media Accreditation for Next SpaceX Station Resupply Launch

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June 11, 2015  MEDIA ADVISORY M16-15 Deadline Moved Up for Media Accreditation for Next SpaceX Station Resupply Launch A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft on the sixth commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett The media accreditation deadline has been moved up for the June 26 launch of NASA's next commercial cargo resupply mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida to the International Space Station. Media prelaunch and launch activities will take place at CCAFS and nearby at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. For international media without U.S. citizenship, accreditation is open until noon on June 16 for Kennedy access only. The deadline for U.S. media to apply for credentials is now noon on June 15. All media accreditation requests must be submitted online at: https://media.ksc.nasa.gov All media representatives must present two forms of unexpired legal, government identification to access Kennedy. One form must be a photo ID, such as a passport or driver's license. Questions about accreditation should be directed to Jennifer Horner at jennifer.p.horner@nasa.gov or 321-867-6598. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket at approximately 11:09 a.m. EDT on the company’s seventh NASA-contracted cargo mission and its eighth visit to the station. The flight will deliver several tons of supplies, such as new science experiments and technology research, as well as the first of two International Docking Adapters. These adapters will be installed on the station to facilitate docking of commercial crew spacecraft, including the Boeing CST-100 and SpaceX Crew Dragon. For more information about the SpaceX resupply mission, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/spacex For information about the International Space Station, its crew and research, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station -end- Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov John Taylor SpaceX, Hawthorne, Calif. 310-363-6703 media@spacex.com NASA Kennedy Space Center news releases and other information are available automatically by sending an e-mail message with the subject line subscribe to ksc-request@newsletters.nasa.gov. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message with the subject line unsubscribe to ksc-request@newsletters.nasa.gov.