Feb. 26, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@xxxxxxxx Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-031 BRIEFING SET WITH MEMBERS OF FIRST SIX-PERSON SPACE STATION CREW HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a media briefing at 1 p.m. CST on Wednesday, March 4, with the four future residents of the International Space Station who will usher in an era of six-person crews living aboard the orbiting research laboratory. The increase doubles the number of people who will be living and working in space. The briefing will originate from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and will be broadcast live on NASA Television. Questions will be taken from reporters at participating NASA sites. The briefing participants are: - Roman Romanenko, Soyuz commander, Expedition 20 flight engineer and Russian cosmonaut - Frank DeWinne, Expedition 20 flight engineer and Expedition 21 commander (the first European Space Agency astronaut to command the station) - Robert Thirsk, Expedition 20 and 21 flight engineer and Canadian Space Agency astronaut - Nicole Stott, Expedition 20 and 21 flight engineer and NASA astronaut After the briefing, the participants will be available for photographs and individual interviews, in person or by telephone. To participate in the interviews, media should contact the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27. Romanenko, DeWinne and Thirsk will launch to the station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in May. Stott will travel to the station aboard the space shuttle Discovery in August. For information about NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For information about the International Space Station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station For information about upcoming shuttle missions and crews, 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
