SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM MANAGER AVAILABLE FOR SATELLITE INTERVIEWS

June 14, 2006

Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4769

James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111

MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-099

SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM MANAGER AVAILABLE FOR SATELLITE INTERVIEWS

NASA's Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale will be available to
media live via satellite from 7 to 9 a.m. EDT Tuesday, June 20. Hale
will discuss the status of the program and the next shuttle mission,
designated STS-121.

Media interested in interviewing Hale should contact Tiffany Travis at
281-244-1247 no later than 5 p.m. EDT Friday, June 16.

Hale has overall responsibility for the program's safe conduct. After
the shuttle Columbia accident, Hale joined the Space Shuttle Program
Office as deputy manager and was selected to chair the program's
Mission Management Team. He was instrumental in restructuring the
team to ensure all levels of expertise have input into problem
solving.

Discovery's launch to the International Space Station is targeted for
July 1. The launch window extends until July 19. During the 12-day
mission, Discovery's crew will test new hardware and techniques to
improve shuttle safety, deliver supplies, make repairs and bring a
third crew member to the station.

The interviews will be carried live on the NASA TV Media Channel and
analog satellite. The analog coordinates a AMC-6, at 72 degrees
west longitude, transponder 5C, 3800 MHz, vertical polarization, with
audio at 6.8 MHz. The Media Channel is available on an MPEG-2 digital
C-band signal via satellite AMC-6, 72 degrees west longitude,
transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical polarization. In Alaska and
Hawaii, it's on AMC-7, 137 degrees west longitude, transponder 18C,
at 4060 MHz, horizontal polarization. For digital downlink
information and links to streaming video, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For information about STS-121 and its crew, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle


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