Stafford-Covey Task Group issues third interim report

Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington January 21, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-4769)

Dave Drachlis
Stafford-Covey Task Group, Houston
(Phone: 256/651-4713)

MEDIA ADVISORY: 05-005

STAFFORD-COVEY TASK GROUP ISSUES THIRD INTERIM REPORT

The Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group will issue its third
interim
report Friday, Jan. 28. The document will be available at 8 a.m. EST on the
Internet at:

http://returntoflight.org

Co-Chairman Richard Covey will be available to answer news media questions
during
a teleconference Friday at noon EST. Media interested in participating in
the
teleconference must contact Shannon Bach at: 281/792-7523 by 11 a.m. EST
Jan. 28.

Media who don't want to ask questions may listen to the teleconference by
calling: 321/867-1220/1240/1260. Media may also listen on the Internet at:

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

The Task Group is co-chaired by retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. and Apollo
commander, Thomas Stafford, and Covey, a former Space Shuttle commander. The
group
is making an independent assessment of NASA's implementation of the Columbia
Accident Investigation Board Space Shuttle Return to Flight recommendations.
The
Group will report results to NASA at appropriate intervals and provide a
final
report approximately one month before the Space Shuttle returns to flight.

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

http://www.nasa.gov


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