June 25, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@xxxxxxxx Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@xxxxxxxx Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-126 NASA ANNOUNCES TELECONFERENCE ABOUT LAUNCH PAD 39A REPAIRS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will host a media teleconference to discuss repair plans for damage to Launch Pad 39A with Space Shuttle Program Manager John Shannon, Space Shuttle Processing Manager Rita Willcoxon and Engineering Investigation Team Lead Perry Becker at 3 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 26. During Discovery's May 31 launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the east wall of the pad's north flame trench suffered damage when about 3,500 bricks were torn away from the wall. The bricks were scattered from the flame trench to the pad's perimeter fence. To participate in the teleconference, reporters must R.S.V.P. by 2 p.m., Thursday, to the Kennedy newsroom by phoning 321-867-2468. For more information about the on-going pad repairs, 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
