August 15, 2005

Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington 
(Phone 202/358-4769)

Dave Drachlis
Stafford-Covey Task Group, Houston
(Phone 266/651-4713) 

MEDIA ADVISORY: 05-138

RETURN TO FLIGHT TASK GROUP ANNOUNCES FINAL REPORT AND MEDIA EVENT

The Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group will issue the full 
text of its final report at 11 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 17. The 
leaders of the Task Group will discuss the report during a media 
teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday. 

Return to Flight Task Group Co-chairmen, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. 
Thomas Stafford and retired Air Force Col. Richard. O. Covey will 
participate in the media teleconference. 

To participate, news media should contact Dave Drachlis at: 
256/651-4713 by Noon EDT, Wednesday. 

The report, audio from the teleconference and additional information 
will be available at the task group's Web site at: 

http://returntoflight.org

NASA chartered the Task Group to perform an independent assessment of 
the agency's implementation of the 15 Return to Flight 
recommendations made by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board.

	
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