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Feb. 7, 2006

Allard Beutel/Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
(202) 358-4769/3749

MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-018

NASA ANNOUNCES MEDIA ACCREDITATION FOR NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION

NASA media accreditation is open for the Space Shuttle Discovery
mission (STS-121). The possible launch window is May 3 to 22 from
NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.

All U.S. and foreign media must apply for credentials. For
accreditation, media must work for legitimate, verifiable
news-gathering organizations. Media may need to submit accreditation
requests at multiple NASA facilities.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
Media applying for credentials at Kennedy may submit requests via the
Web at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov

All media must apply by April 7. Accredited media will have access to
a launch dress rehearsal (Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test) in
late April and Discovery's entire mission. Media must use work, not
personal, e-mail addresses when applying. Processing takes
approximately three weeks. Once accreditation is approved, media will
receive confirmation via e-mail. Badges will be available for pick up
beginning April 21.

Media with special logistic requests, such as space for trailers,
electrical connections or work-stations in the newsroom, must contact
Laurel Lichtenberger at: y April 7.

Work stations are provided on a first-come basis. To set up temporary
telephone, fax, ISDN or network lines, media must make arrangements
with Bell South at: (800) 213-4988. Media must have an assigned seat
in the Kennedy newsroom prior to setting up lines. Media are required
to have a public affairs escort to any Kennedy area, except the
Launch Complex 39 cafeteria.

Kennedy credentials will be honored during the STS-121 mission at
NASA's, Johnson Space Center, Houston, and Dryden Flight Research
Center, Edwards AFB, Calif.

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
Media may either present Kennedy STS-121 mission credentials or obtain
Johnson's by calling the center's newsroom at: (281) 483-5111. Media
planning to only cover the mission from Johnson should only apply at
the center.

Deadlines for submitting Johnson accreditation requests: April 4,
non-U.S. media, regardless of citizenship; April 20, U.S. media who
are U.S. citizens

Media covering the mission from Johnson using Kennedy credentials must
contact the newsroom by April 20 to arrange workspace, phone lines
and other logistics. Johnson is responsible for credentialing media
if the shuttle lands at White Sands Space Harbor, N.M. If a landing
is imminent at White Sands, credentials will be arranged.

DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER
The shuttle could land on short notice at Dryden. Media should
consider accrediting Los Angeles-based personnel who could quickly
travel to Dryden.

Submit requests for accreditation to Dryden Public Affairs by March 24
for non-U.S. media, regardless of citizenship; April 26, U.S. media
who are U.S. citizens.

U.S. citizens representing domestic media must furnish: full name,
date of birth, place of birth, media organization, the last six
digits of social security number and driver's license number,
including issuing state.

In addition to above, foreign media representatives, regardless of
citizenship, must furnish: citizenship, visa or passport number,
expiration date, and alien registration number if resident alien.

Fax requests for Dryden accreditation on company letterhead to: (661)
276-3566. E-mail requests to
are acceptable for
media who have been to Dryden within the past year. Requests must
include a phone number and business e-mail address for follow-up
contact. No substitutions of non-credentialed media allowed.

NASA PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACTS:
Kennedy: Bruce Buckingham, (321) 867-2468); Johnson: James Hartsfield,
(281) 483-5111); Dryden: Leslie Williams, (661) 276-3893. For
information about the STS-121 mission or crew on the Web, visit:

http//:
www.nasa.gov/shuttle

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

http://www.nasa.gov/home


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