STS-114 crew performs test and meets press

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

Tracy Young
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468)
MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-012

NASA'S SHUTTLE RETURN TO FLIGHT CREW PERFORMS TEST AND MEETS MEDIA

The crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery, Return to Flight mission
(STS-114), will be at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Feb. 10-11
to participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT). The crew
will take questions from the media in the Space Station Processing
Facility from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. EST, Feb. 10.

During CEIT the crew will train with equipment they will use in orbit,
visit International Space Station elements in the processing facility
and work with flight equipment on Discovery in the Orbiter Processing
Facility. STS-114 is targeted for launch during a window from May 12
through June 3. The seven-member crew will fly to the Station
primarily to evaluate procedures for flight safety, including Shuttle
inspection and repair techniques.

Space for the event is limited. To attend media must contact the KSC
Press Site (321/867-2468) by 4 p.m. EST, Feb. 8. Media without KSC
credentials may request them online at:



https://media.ksc.nasa.gov

Transportation to the Space Station Processing Facility departs the
KSC Press Site at 8:00 a.m. EST. Media must arrive NLT 7:30 a.m. The
Space Station Processing Facility is an operational area, all who
enter must wear long pants and flat, closed shoes. Sleeveless shirts
are not allowed. Video and still photographs of CEIT activities will
be available at the conclusion of testing on Feb. 11.

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



http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight


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