May 18, 2005

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

Bruce Buckingham
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468)

June Malone
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
(Phone: 256/544-0034) 

MEDIA ADVISORY: 05-083

NASA ANNOUNCES SHUTTLE RETURN TO FLIGHT MEDIA UPDATE

NASA's Space Shuttle Program managers will provide the status of 
preparations for the Shuttle's Return to Flight mission (STS-114) 
during a telephone news conference at 4 p.m. EDT Friday, May 20, from 
Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. 

The teleconference follows Friday's planned fueling of Shuttle 
Discovery's fuel tank (External Tank-120) at the launch pad. The 
exact time of the teleconference is dependent on weather and 
real-time tanking operations. 

To participate, media must contact the KSC newsroom, at: 321/867-2468, 
by 5 p.m. EDT May 19. Teleconference participants: 

-- Bill Parsons, manager, Space Shuttle Program
-- Mike Leinbach, NASA launch director 
-- Sandy Coleman, External Tank Project manager 

The teleconference will be audio-streamed live on the Internet at: 

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio  

For information about Space Shuttle Return to Flight on the Web, 
visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight  

	
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