Jacques van Oene
April 27th 05, 02:57 PM
Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington April 26, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-4769)
Dave Drachlis
Stafford-Covey Task Group, Houston
(Phone: 256/651-4713)
Kyle Herring
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111)
MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-066
RETURN TO FLIGHT TASK GROUP PLANS FINAL PUBLIC MEETING &
BRIEFING
The Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group final
public meeting is at 8:30 a.m. EDT, Friday, May 6. It will be
followed by an afternoon news conference.
The meeting is in the Webster Civic Center, 311 Pennsylvania
Avenue, Webster, Texas. The Group plans to complete its
assessment of NASA's implementation of the Columbia Accident
Investigation Board (CAIB) recommendations. Live audio of the
meeting will be available on the Internet at:
http://returntoflight.org
The news conference is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. EDT at NASA's
Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston. It will be carried live
on NASA TV, with questions taken from media at participating
NASA locations. Reporters who want to participate from JSC
should contact the JSC Public Affairs Office at: 281/483-5111
by 4 p.m. EDT, May 5 for accreditation.
News conference participants: Return to Flight Task Group Co-
Chairmen and retired astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and
Richard O. Covey; Technical Panel Lead Joseph Cuzzupoli;
Management Panel Lead Dr. Daniel L. Crippen; and Operations
Panel Lead Col. James C. Adamson.
NASA chartered the Task Group to perform an independent
assessment of the agency's implementation of the CAIB's 15
Return to Flight recommendations.
NASA TV is available on the Web and by satellite in the
continental U.S. on AMC-6, Transponder 9C, C-Band, located at
72 degrees west longitude. The frequency is 3880.0 MHz.
Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz.
It's available in Alaska and Hawaii on AMC-7, Transponder
18C, C-Band, located at 137 degrees west longitude. Frequency
is 4060.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio is
monaural at 6.80 MHz. The news conference also will be
webcast live on the Internet at:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For information about the Return to Flight Task Group on the
Web, visit:
http://returntoflight.org
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Headquarters, Washington April 26, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-4769)
Dave Drachlis
Stafford-Covey Task Group, Houston
(Phone: 256/651-4713)
Kyle Herring
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111)
MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-066
RETURN TO FLIGHT TASK GROUP PLANS FINAL PUBLIC MEETING &
BRIEFING
The Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group final
public meeting is at 8:30 a.m. EDT, Friday, May 6. It will be
followed by an afternoon news conference.
The meeting is in the Webster Civic Center, 311 Pennsylvania
Avenue, Webster, Texas. The Group plans to complete its
assessment of NASA's implementation of the Columbia Accident
Investigation Board (CAIB) recommendations. Live audio of the
meeting will be available on the Internet at:
http://returntoflight.org
The news conference is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. EDT at NASA's
Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston. It will be carried live
on NASA TV, with questions taken from media at participating
NASA locations. Reporters who want to participate from JSC
should contact the JSC Public Affairs Office at: 281/483-5111
by 4 p.m. EDT, May 5 for accreditation.
News conference participants: Return to Flight Task Group Co-
Chairmen and retired astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and
Richard O. Covey; Technical Panel Lead Joseph Cuzzupoli;
Management Panel Lead Dr. Daniel L. Crippen; and Operations
Panel Lead Col. James C. Adamson.
NASA chartered the Task Group to perform an independent
assessment of the agency's implementation of the CAIB's 15
Return to Flight recommendations.
NASA TV is available on the Web and by satellite in the
continental U.S. on AMC-6, Transponder 9C, C-Band, located at
72 degrees west longitude. The frequency is 3880.0 MHz.
Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz.
It's available in Alaska and Hawaii on AMC-7, Transponder
18C, C-Band, located at 137 degrees west longitude. Frequency
is 4060.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio is
monaural at 6.80 MHz. The news conference also will be
webcast live on the Internet at:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For information about the Return to Flight Task Group on the
Web, visit:
http://returntoflight.org
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