Jan. 2, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@xxxxxxxx James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-01 NASA ANNOUNCES TELECONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION HOUSTON - NASA will host a media teleconference with Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale at 4 p.m. CST, Thursday, Jan. 3, to discuss the status of ongoing work to prepare shuttle Atlantis for its launch to the International Space Station. To participate in the teleconference, reporters must R.S.V.P. by 3 p.m. Thursday to NASA's Johnson Space Center newsroom at 281-483-5111. Live audio of the event will be streamed online at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio For information about the next shuttle mission, designated STS-122, 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