March 19, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@xxxxxxxx Bill Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 william.p.jeffs@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-060 NASA SETS ENDEAVOUR, SPACE STATION CREW NEWS CONFERENCE HOUSTON - The 10 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 11:18 p.m. CDT Sunday, March 23. Media may ask questions from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston; NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida; and NASA Headquarters in Washington. A portion of the news conference will be set aside for Japanese reporters at the Johnson Space Center and a French radio network selected by the European Space Agency. To participate in the news conference, U.S. journalists must call the public affairs office at their preferred NASA center by 4 p.m. CDT, Friday, March 21. NASA Television will provide live coverage of the 40-minute news conference. For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv During Endeavour's STS-123 mission, astronauts have installed the first section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, known as Dextre. STS-123 is the longest shuttle mission to the station and includes a record five shuttle spacewalks at the orbiting laboratory. For more information about STS-123 and its crew, 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
