June 5, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@xxxxxxxx James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-112 DISCOVERY, SPACE STATION NEWS CONFERENCE SET FOR MONDAY HOUSTON -- The 10 crew members aboard space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 4:02 p.m. CDT, Monday, June 9. Media may ask questions in person only 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 reserved for Japanese reporters at the Johnson Space Center. To participate in the news conference, U.S. journalists must call the public affairs office at their preferred NASA center by 3 p.m. CDT, Monday, June 9. Media must be in place at participating locations at least 20 minutes prior to the start of the news conference. 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 Discovery's STS-124 mission, astronauts are continuing installation of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. For more information about STS-124 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
