NASA Officials To Hold First Return To Flight Status Briefing On Sep 8

Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington September 3, 2003
(Phone: 202/358-4769)

James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N03-086

NASA OFFICIALS HOLD FIRST RETURN TO FLIGHT STATUS BRIEFING

NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight William
Readdy will lead a status briefing at NASA's Johnson Space
Center (JSC) in Houston on Monday, Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. EDT.

Readdy, Shuttle Program Manager Bill Parsons and Return to
Flight Planning Team Leader Jim Halsell will provide an
overview of the agency's "Implementation Plan for Return to
Flight and Beyond." Readdy co-chairs the Space Flight
Leadership Council, the panel overseeing NASA's return to
flight efforts.

The briefing will be broadcast live on NASA Television. Media
desiring to attend the briefing should contact JSC Public
Affairs at 281/483-5111. Questions will also be taken from
participating NASA centers.

NASA Television is available on AMC-9, Transponder 9C at 85
degrees west longitude, vertical polarization, with a
frequency of 3880.0 MHz, and audio of 6.80 MHz.

NASA's Return to Flight Implementation Plan will be available
on the Internet by 9 a.m. EDT, Monday, Sept. 8 at:

http://www.nasa.gov


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