Apr 13 2011

From The Space Library

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-074 NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers will hold a news conference on Tuesday, April 19, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch. The briefing will begin after the Flight Readiness Review, or FRR, a meeting to assess preparations for shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission to the International Space Station. Live status updates, including the start time for the news conference, will be provided during the meeting via the NASA News Twitter feed. NASA expects to announce an official launch date at the conclusion of the review. Endeavour and six astronauts are targeted to lift off at 3:47 p.m. EDT on April 29. The briefing participants are: -- Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations -- Mike Moses, Space Shuttle Program launch integration manager -- Mike Leinbach, shuttle launch director NASA Television and the agency's website will broadcast the briefing live.

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