March 20, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@xxxxxxxx Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-042 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION REPORTS NOW AVAILABLE IN SPANISH WASHINGTON -- NASA has a variety of resources available for Spanish-speaking media interested in covering the ongoing space shuttle mission. The shuttle crew includes Puerto Rican astronaut Joseph Acaba, a former teacher who is now a fully-trained spacewalker. For Spanish versions of status reports about the STS-119 mission to the International Space Station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts119/news/spanish/Mission_Status-Spanish.html For biographical information about current and former Hispanic astronauts, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/spacesuits/careercorner Acaba recorded a Spanish message to students before launching on his mission to the station. To view the video, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/education/spacesuits NASA is providing continuous television and Internet coverage of the STS-119 mission, which is the 125th shuttle flight. NASA Television features live mission events, daily mission status news conferences and 24-hour commentary. NASA TV is webcast at: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv The STS-128 mission, currently targeted to launch in August, will be the first to include two Hispanic astronauts, Jose Hernandez and Danny Olivas. To request interviews, contact Johnson Space Center at 281-483-5111. -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
