Aug. 23, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@xxxxxxxx Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-108 NASA HOLDS TELECONFERENCE UPDATE ABOUT NEXT SHUTTLE'S FUEL TANK HOUSTON - NASA will host a media teleconference Friday, Aug. 24, at 3 p.m. CDT to discuss a review held prior to the mating of the next shuttle mission's solid rocket booster and external fuel tank. The teleconference will give the status of ET-120, the external tank for space shuttle Discovery's STS-120 mission, targeted for launch in late October. Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale will conduct the briefing. To participate, reporters must contact the newsroom at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, at 281-483-5111 by 2 p.m. on Friday. Live audio will be available online at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio For STS-120 crew and mission information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
