Dec. 20, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@xxxxxxxx James Rostohar Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.rostohar@xxxxxxxx RELEASE: 07-282 NASA STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF ASTRONAUT DAN TANI'S MOTHER WASHINGTON - The following statement is from Michael Coats, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, regarding the Wednesday, Dec. 19, death of International Space Station Flight Engineer Daniel Tani's mother. "The entire NASA family grieves with Dan on the unexpected loss of his mother yesterday. We will work to provide Dan and his family with any assistance that they need during this difficult time." For more information on astronaut Tani, visit: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/tani.html -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