October 24, 2005

George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center
321-867-2468 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-175

NASA'S KENNEDY SPACE CENTER CLOSES FOR HURRICANE WILMA

The Kennedy Space Center is closed today due to Hurricane Wilma. The 
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is also closed. 

Facilities and launch pads have been secured; the payload bay doors of 
NASA's three space shuttles were closed; and the New Horizons 
spacecraft was placed inside its protective transportation canister.

The news media codaphone will be updated with status reports at: 
321/867-2525. News media may also call the public affairs desk today 
at the KSC Emergency Operations Center during the hurricane at: 
321/867-8550/8551. 

Center employees may keep up to date with hurricane and back-to-work 
work status at: 321/861-7900; toll free at: 866/572-4877; or on the 
Web at: 

http://www.insidenasa.nasa.gov 

For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/home 

	
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