Astronaut crew to visit Michoud for a look at their ET

ASTRONAUT CREW TO VISIT MICHOUD FOR A LOOK AT THEIR EXTERNAL TANK

NEW ORLEANS, LA., March 10, 2005

The astronauts slated to fly the third Return to Flight (RTF) mission,
STS-115, will visit the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility at 10:30 a.m. Monday,
March 14 to see the External Tank that will propel them to space.

Crewmembers often want to observe the progress of the work that is taking
place on their flight hardware. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is retrofitting
the third RTF External Tank, designated ET-119, in the Vertical Assembly
Building at Michoud. This ET is scheduled for delivery to NASA on May 23,
just days after the first scheduled RTF shuttle launch May 15.

Brent Jett will command STS-115, and Chris Ferguson will pilot the mission.
Other visiting crewmembers include mission specialists Joe Tanner, Dan
Burbank, Steve MacLean (Canada) and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper.

Reporters and photographers who wish to cover the astronauts' visit are
invited to come to the lobby of Building 101 at the NASA Michoud Assembly
Facility at 10 a.m.

Lockheed Martin Space Systems -- Michoud Operations designs and builds the
Space Shuttle External Tank and assembles large aluminum and composite
structures for aerospace and other applications in New Orleans.

Contact:
Harry Wadsworth, 504-257-0094;

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