Aug. 29, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@xxxxxxxx Paul Foerman Stennis Space Center, Miss. 228-688-1880 paul.foerman@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-164 STENNIS SPACE CENTER TO CLOSE FOR HURRICANE GUSTAV BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -- NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center will close Friday, Aug. 29, at 4:30 p.m. CDT, due to the approach of tropical storm Gustav, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane. Normal operations at the facility are expected to resume when conditions permit. Public tours to StenniSphere, the visitor center, from the Launch Pad at the I-10 Welcome Center in Hancock County, also will be suspended Friday. When conditions allow, the visitor center will return to its regular hours of operation, Wednesday -- Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The public is reminded that Stennis Space Center is a government industrial complex. As such, the facility is not equipped to serve as a storm shelter. For center status, Stennis employees and reporters should call 228-688-3777, or visit: http://sscinfo.ssc.nasa.gov/eoc/bulletins/current For information about Stennis Space Center, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/stennis -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
