April 20, 2005

Melissa Mathews
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202/358-1272) 

Kyle Herring
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111) 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-065

NASA DISCUSSES RETURN TO FLIGHT STATUS TODAY

NASA's Space Shuttle Program managers will provide the status of 
preparations for the Shuttle's Return to Flight in a telephone news 
conference at 3:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 20. 

To participate, media should contact NASA's Johnson Space Center 
Newsroom at: 281/483-5111 by 2 p.m. EDT today. Providing a status of 
Return to Flight launch and mission preparations: 

-- Bill Parsons, manager, Space Shuttle Program
-- Wayne Hale, deputy manager, Space Shuttle Program 


The news conference may be monitored, without the ability to ask 
questions, by calling: 321/867-1220/1240. The conference will be 
carried live on the Internet at: 

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

For information about STS-114 and Return to Flight, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight

	
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