NASA credentialing media fo possible Shuttle landing at Dryden

Allard Beutel/Erica Hupp
Headquarters, Washington March 28, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-4769/1237)

Leslie Williams
Dryden Flight Research Center, Calif.
(Phone: 661/276-3893)

MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-050

NASA CREDENTIALING MEDIA FOR POSSIBLE SHUTTLE LANDING AT DRYDEN

NASA announced deadlines for U.S. and foreign national news media
interested in on-site coverage of a potential Space Shuttle landing at the
Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

Notice for a Shuttle landing at Dryden could be short. Organizations should
consider accrediting Los Angeles-based reporters or news crews who could
quickly travel to Dryden.

Media must submit requests for accreditation to the Dryden Public Affairs
Office by:

April 13: deadline for foreign national journalists
May 18: deadline for journalists who are U.S. citizens

For accreditation media representatives must work for a legitimate,
verifiable news gathering organization. Media representatives should fax
requests for accreditation on their company letterhead to: 661/276-3566.

E-mail requests to: are acceptable for
journalists who have been on-site at Dryden within the past year.

In the event of a landing at Dryden, limited facilities will be available
only to accredited media. For more information, call the Dryden Public
Affairs Office at: 661/276-3449.

The Discovery launch window is from May 15 to June 3. Discovery is expected
to land at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. However, if weather or other
factors prevent landing at KSC, Discovery could be diverted to the primary
back-up landing site at Dryden.

Foreign nationals, including permanent resident aliens, must provide: full
name, date of birth, place of birth (city, state/province, country), media
organization, citizenship, visa or passport number and expiration date,
alien registration number, if a resident alien, driver's license number and
state/province of issue, and the last six digits of their U.S. social
security number, if any. No personnel substitutions are allowed. Requesters
must submit full information for any potential alternates in the original
request.

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

All requests must include the requestor's phone number and e-mail address
for follow-up contact.

For the latest information about NASA's Return to Flight efforts on the
Internet, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight

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