Dwayne Brown/Grey Hautaluoma
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726/0668
Susan Hendrix/Ed Campion
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
301-286-7745/0697
MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-019
HUBBLE MISSION ASTRONAUTS MEDIA AVAILABILITY FEB. 13
GREENBELT, Md. - The space shuttle crew for a mission to extend and
improve the capabilities of the Hubble Space Telescope will be at
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., Feb. 12-14. This
is the first visit by the astronauts to Goddard as part of their
formal mission preparation activities. The mission is targeted to
launch in 2008.
On Tuesday, Feb. 13, media will have the opportunity to talk with the
astronauts from 5:15 - 5:45 p.m. EST. Media representatives wishing
to attend the availability must contact Susan Hendrix at 301-286-7745
or Ed Campion at 301-286-0697 to arrange access.
Veteran astronaut Scott Altman will command the final shuttle mission
to Hubble. Navy Reserve Capt. Gregory C. Johnson will serve as pilot.
The mission specialists are veteran spacewalkers John Grunsfeld and
Mike Massimino and first-time space fliers Andrew Feustel, Air Force
Col. Michael Good and flight engineer and robotic arm operator Megan
McArthur.
Goddard is responsible for Hubble program management, including
development of new science instruments, replacement hardware, tools
and procedures that allow Hubble to stay on the cutting edge of
technology.
The NASA Video File feed on Feb. 13-14 will feature footage of the
astronauts' visit to Goddard. Also airing will be new Hubble
animation and footage of recent spacewalk training activities in the
Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory pool at the Johnson Space Center,
Houston. For NASA Television downlink, schedule and streaming video
information, visit:
For more information about the space shuttle Hubble servicing mission,
visit:
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