Discovery astronauts visit New York

Melissa Mathews/Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington August 29, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1272/3749)

Doug Peterson/Nicole Cloutier
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111)

MEDIA ADVISORY: 05-145

NASA'S DISCOVERY ASTRONAUTS VISIT NEW YORK

One of the world's most colorful cities is adding NASA blue to its
palette. Four astronauts from the recent Space Shuttle Discovery mission
(STS-114) are spending time in New York this week.

Commander Eileen Collins, a native of New York state, and Mission Specialist
Charles Camarda, who grew up in Queens, N.Y., will be joined by spacewalkers
Stephen Robinson and Soichi Noguchi. Members of the Discovery crew will meet
with school children, athletes, business leaders, and entertainers.

On Tuesday beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT, Collins, Camarda, and Robinson will
be welcomed back to Earth by hundreds of children and other visitors at the
American Museum of Natural History Rose Center for Earth and Space. The
astronauts will talk about the mission and answer kids' questions. To cover
the event, media must contact the museum communications office at:
212/769-5800 or .

Tuesday evening, David Letterman welcomes Collins as a guest on the CBS
"Late Show."
Direct questions about her appearance to Kim Izzo at CBS at: 212/975-3820.

On Wednesday, Collins, Camarda, and Robinson are available for in-person
interviews with New York media from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. To arrange
interviews contact Katherine Trinidad by 5 p.m. EDT, Tuesday at:
202/358-3749.

Collins and Camarda will throw out simultaneous first pitches Wednesday
night at a New York Mets baseball game, as Robinson and Noguchi cheer them
on. To cover the game, which begins at 7:10 p.m. EDT, media should contact
the Mets' Jay Horwitz at: 718/565-4330.

Thursday, the astronauts will be all business, as they meet with
representatives of industry at the inaugural NASA Small Business Solutions
Conference. The astronauts are available to speak with business reporters
about the public-private partnership behind human space flight. Interested
media should contact Dwayne Brown by 4 p.m. EDT, Wednesday at: 202/358-1726.

To follow the crew's activities on the NASA Web site, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

The Discovery crew returned to Earth August 9, after successfully
re-supplying the International Space Station and testing new in-orbit
inspection and repair techniques. For more information about the STS-114
crew and mission on the Web, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight



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