NASA ANNOUNCES SPACE SHUTTLE WEB AND TELEVISION COVERAGE

June 23, 2006

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3749

Bruce Buckingham
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468

RELEASE: 06-246

NASA ANNOUNCES SPACE SHUTTLE WEB AND TELEVISION COVERAGE

NASA Television and the agency's home on the Internet,
http://www.nasa.gov, will provide extensive pre-launch and launch day
coverage of the space shuttle Discovery's mission STS-121 to the
International Space Station, currently scheduled for a July 1 launch.


A pre-launch webcast is scheduled for 11 a.m. EDT Friday, June 30,
from NASA's Kennedy Space Center's Internet broadcasting network,
known as NASA Direct. It will feature a mission overview hosted by
Discovery Flow Manager Stephanie Stilson. Highlights will include an
interview with NASA astronaut and STS-116 crew member William
Oefelein, who will discuss the STS-121 mission and astronaut
training.

Live countdown coverage from NASA's Launch Blog begins at 10 a.m.,
July 1. Coverage features real-time updates as countdown milestones
occur, as well as streaming video clips highlighting launch
preparations and liftoff.

A panel of experts has answered questions about NASA's preparation for
the STS-121 mission. Those responses are available online and in
Podcasts.

To access these interactive features and more, go to NASA's Space
Shuttle main page at http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle and follow the links
provided in the right column under the "Mission Information" section.
For more information about mission STS-121 online events, contact
Dennis Armstrong at 321-867-4493.

On launch day, NASA TV will begin broadcasting at 5:30 a.m. and
mission commentary begins at 10 a.m. For detailed television
scheduling information, visit the web at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv.


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