NASA to discuss shuttle return to flight status

April 19, 2005

Melissa Mathews
Headquarters, Washington
202/358-1272


Kyle Herring
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281/483-5111



Report #J05-016

NASA TO DISCUSS SHUTTLE RETURN TO FLIGHT STATUS

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.

Media who want to participate should contact NASA's Johnson Space Center
Newsroom at 281/483-5111 no later than 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday. Providing a
status of Return to Flight launch and mission preparations will be:

-- 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 a phone bank at 321/867-1220 or -1240. It also will be carried
live on the internet at:

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

For more information on NASA and its programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov


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