Space Shuttle Atlantis Set to Land Thursday in Florida -- CORRECTED DATE

June 19, 2007

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3749

George Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468

MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-67

SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS SET TO LAND THURSDAY IN FLORIDA -- CORRECTED DATE

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - On Thursday, June 21, the space shuttle
Atlantis is scheduled to complete a 13-day mission to the
International Space Station with a landing in Florida. The STS-117
mission increased the station's power capability and delivered a new
station crew member.

NASA flight directors will evaluate weather conditions at NASA's
Kennedy Space Center, Fla., before permitting Atlantis to return to
Earth. Thursday's landing opportunities at Kennedy are at 1:54 p.m.
and 3:29 p.m. EDT. The backup landing sites at Edwards Air Force
Base, Calif., and White Sands Space Harbor, N.M., will not be
considered on Thursday.

Two hours after landing, NASA officials will hold a briefing to
discuss the STS-117 mission. The participants are:
- NASA Associate Administrator Rex Geveden
- NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier
- NASA Space Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach

After touchdown, the astronauts will undergo initial physical
examinations and meet with their families. Some crew members are
expected to hold a news conference six hours after returning to
Earth.

The Kennedy press site will open for landing activities at 8 a.m.
Thursday and close one hour after the crew news conference. The
STS-117 mission badges are in effect through landing. The press
accreditation building on State Road 3 will be open on Thursday from
8-11 a.m. The last bus will depart from the press site for the
Shuttle Landing Facility one hour before landing. For updated
information about the landing, call 321-867-2525.

If weather prevents a Kennedy landing Thursday, NASA will activate
backup landing sites for Friday. NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center
at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., has limited facilities available
to previously accredited journalists. For further information, call
Dryden Public Affairs Office at 661-276-3449.

If White Sands Space Harbor is called up for strong consideration as a
shuttle landing site, media desiring credentials to cover a landing
there should contact the White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs
Office at 505-678-1134. Journalists with STS-117 mission badges from
NASA will be issued credentials.

For the latest information on the STS-117 mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

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