Media Invited To See International Space Station Hardware

Melissa Motichek
Headquarters, Washington November 21, 2003
(Phone: 202/358-1272)

Tracy Young
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N03-125

MEDIA INVITED TO SEE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION HARDWARE

This week marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of
the International Space Station. Members of the media are
invited to commemorate this milestone by touring the Space
Station Processing Facility (SSPF) at NASA's Kennedy Space
Center (KSC), Fla., at 10 a.m. EST on Dec. 3. Reporters will
have the opportunity to see Space Station hardware being
processed for deployment once the Space Shuttles return to
flight.

The event includes an overview of Space Station processing by
Charlie Precourt, deputy manager of the International Space
Station Program; Tip Talone, director of Space Station and
Payload Processing; and a Boeing-Florida Operations
representative. Boeing is the prime contractor for Space
Station operations.

The facility tour also includes an opportunity for reporters
to talk with NASA and Boeing mission managers about the
various hardware elements currently being processed for
flight.

Media needing accreditation must fax their requests on news
affiliation letterhead to the KSC Press Site at 321/867-2692
by 2 p.m. on Dec. 1. Each request should include: full name,
title, Social Security number, date of birth, place of birth,
and country of citizenship.

Due to limited space, badged media planning to attend should
contact Tracy Young, KSC Media Relations, at 321/867-2468.

Standard operational dress is required for this event. Those
planning to attend must wear long pants and flat, closed-toe
shoes.

Media should arrive at the KSC press site by 9:15 a.m. the day
of the event for transportation to the SSPF.

The Russian Zarya control module was launched from Kazakhstan
on Nov. 20, 1998, and the U.S. module Unity was launched
aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on Dec. 4 of that year.

For more information on NASA and the International Space
Station, visit:

www.nasa.gov

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