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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #20 on: 03/08/2011 02:02 am »
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-048

NASA'S STS-134 CREW MEDIA OPPORTUNITY AT ENDEAVOUR'S FINAL ROLLOUT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The six astronauts who will launch aboard
space shuttle Endeavour's final mission in April will answer media
questions on Wednesday, March 9, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in
Florida. The availability takes place as the shuttle moves from the
Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Pad 39A.

Endeavour's first motion out of the VAB is scheduled for 8 p.m. EST.
Media representatives must arrive at Kennedy's news center by 7:30
p.m. for a rollout photo opportunity. NASA Television will provide
live coverage of the rollout's beginning and the shuttle crew's
question-and-answer session at 8:15 p.m. near Kennedy's news center.
An interview opportunity with Endeavour Flow Director Dana Hutcherson
will begin at 8:30 p.m., but will not be shown on NASA TV.

NASA also will provide a sunrise photo opportunity at the launch pad
on March 10 following Endeavour's arrival. Reporters must be at the
news center by 6 a.m. for transportation to the viewing area.

STS-133 mission badges are valid for all rollout activities and the
media event on Thursday, March 10, to highlight Endeavour's cargo.
During the 1 p.m. event at Kennedy's Space Station Processing
Facility, reporters will have the opportunity to speak with managers
and team members involved in processing the Alpha Magnetic
Spectrometer, a particle physics detector designed to increase our
understanding of the universe.

Media representatives who applied for Endeavour's rollout events may
begin picking up their badges at 6 a.m. on March 9 at the Kennedy
Space Center Badging Office on State Road 405. Updates for events are
available at 321-867-2525.

NASA TV's Video File will broadcast highlights of the entire move. For
NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video,
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more information about Endeavour's STS-134 mission and crew,
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html

       
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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #21 on: 03/08/2011 09:10 pm »
AMS still hanging around...

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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #22 on: 03/09/2011 11:56 am »
Per a KSC tweet this morning, engineers will be looking at the weather this afternoon/evening to determine if lightening could delay the rollout of Endeavour.

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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #23 on: 03/09/2011 12:38 pm »
In the STS 133 thread, it was mentioned that there was a risk of hail tomorrow at KSC. Could that be a reason to delay the rollout? An earlier mission comes to mind...

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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #24 on: 03/09/2011 12:42 pm »
In the STS 133 thread, it was mentioned that there was a risk of hail tomorrow at KSC. Could that be a reason to delay the rollout?
I believe so, if that chance were to be in the forecast closer to the time of rollout.  That was a nasty storm front when I ran into the tail of it in New Mexico on Monday; all I got were tropical storm force winds, but it's a bit drier out there.  The timing of the rollout may end up depending on when the front passes through tomorrow...
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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #25 on: 03/09/2011 12:57 pm »
In the STS 133 thread, it was mentioned that there was a risk of hail tomorrow at KSC. Could that be a reason to delay the rollout?
I believe so, if that chance were to be in the forecast closer to the time of rollout.  That was a nasty storm front when I ran into the tail of it in New Mexico on Monday; all I got were tropical storm force winds, but it's a bit drier out there.  The timing of the rollout may end up depending on when the front passes through tomorrow...


It will be part of the discussion tonight if the planned stormfront was "scheduled" to arrive during a time when the RSS was not yet surrounding Endeavour. However, as we saw with Discovery's rollout on January 31, they can get that RSS around her pretty quick when needed.

It's all going to depend on what the finalized forecast around 6pm predicts.

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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #26 on: 03/09/2011 06:42 pm »
RELEASE: 11-069

NASA ANNOUNCES TWEETUP FOR SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S FINAL LIFT OFF

WASHINGTON -- NASA will give 150 of its Twitter followers an insider's
look at the nation's space program and the opportunity to view a
space shuttle launch in person. The fourth shuttle launch Tweetup,
scheduled April 18-19, will be held at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in
Florida.

Attendees will tour the center, view the shuttle launch and speak with
NASA managers, astronauts, shuttle technicians and engineers. NASA
randomly will select the participants from online registrations.
Shuttle Endeavour is targeted to lift off from Kennedy on its mission
to the International Space Station at 7:48 p.m. EDT on April 19. It
will be Endeavour's final mission and the penultimate mission before
the shuttles are retired.

"As the Space Shuttle Program draws to a close, it is important to
NASA that people have the opportunity to experience a launch and
share it with their friends, family, and followers," said Stephanie
Schierholz, social media manager at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
"This is our fourth and very well could be our final shuttle launch
Tweetup, so we're excited about making it a special experience."

Registration opens at noon on Monday, March 14, and closes at noon on
Tuesday, March 15. For more information about the Tweetup and to sign
up, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/tweetup


NASA will broadcast a portion of the April 18th event at:



http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-hd-tv


Find all the ways to connect and collaborate with NASA at:



http://www.nasa.gov/connect


For more information about shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission, visit:




http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134


To learn about other ways to view a shuttle launch, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/view


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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #27 on: 03/10/2011 07:19 pm »
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-053

SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S FINAL ROLLOUT DELAYED, CREW Q&A CANCELLED

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour's move to its launch
pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has been postponed at
least 24 hours because of potential lightning and storms in the area.
As a result, Wednesday night's question-and-answer session with the
next shuttle crew has been cancelled.

Managers will meet Thursday morning to assess weather conditions and
determine if Endeavour will move out of the Vehicle Assembly Building
at 8 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 10. NASA Television plans to provide
live coverage of the rollout's beginning.

There will be an 8 p.m. photo opportunity of the rollout to Launch Pad
39A. Interviews with Endeavour Flow Director Dana Hutcherson will
begin at 8:30 p.m., but will not be shown on NASA TV. NASA also will
provide a sunrise photo opportunity at the launch pad following
Endeavour's early morning arrival.

STS-133 mission badges are valid for all rollout activities and the
media event on Thursday, March 10, to highlight Endeavour's cargo.
During the 1 p.m. event at Kennedy's Space Station Processing
Facility, reporters will have the opportunity to speak with managers
and team members involved in processing the Alpha Magnetic
Spectrometer, a particle physics detector designed to increase our
understanding of the universe.

Reporters who applied for the STS-134 rollout events may begin picking
up their badges starting at 6 a.m. on March 10 at the Kennedy Space
Center Badging Office on State Road 405. Updates for events are
available at 321-867-2525.

Endeavour's six astronauts are targeted to launch aboard the shuttle
on April 19. The STS-134 mission to the International Space Station
is the final scheduled flight for Endeavour before it is retired.

NASA TV's Video File will broadcast highlights of the rollout. For
NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video,
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

For more information about the STS-134 mission and crew, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html


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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #28 on: 03/11/2011 09:34 pm »
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-055

NASA'S SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR AT LAUNCH PAD, LIFTOFF PRACTICE SET

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's
Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 11, space shuttle Endeavour
now awaits the next major milestone for its upcoming flight to the
International Space Station.

Reporters are invited to cover a launch dress rehearsal, known as the
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), scheduled at Kennedy
from March 29 to April 1. Six astronauts are set to begin the STS-134
mission on April 19 for Endeavour's final scheduled flight before it
is retired.

Endeavour arrived at the pad on top of a giant crawler-transporter
after leaving Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building at 7:56 p.m. EST
Thursday. It travelled less than 1 mph during the 3.4-mile journey
and was secured on the launch pad at 3:49 a.m. Friday.
TCDT will provide Endeavour's astronauts and ground crews with an
opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities,
including equipment familiarization and emergency training.

To attend TCDT, international journalists must apply by 5 p.m. EDT on
March 22 to allow time for processing. U.S. media representatives
must apply by March 25. Reporters requesting accreditation must apply
online at:



https://media.ksc.nasa.gov


The following media events are associated with the test:

- March 29 - STS-134 crew arrival: The astronauts will arrive at the
Shuttle Landing Facility and make a statement. The arrival will be
broadcast live on NASA Television.

- March 31 - STS-134 crew media availability: The crew will take media
questions at Launch Pad 39A. The session will be carried live on NASA
TV.

- April 1 - STS-134 crew walkout photo opportunity: The astronauts
will depart from the Operations and Checkout Building in their launch
entry suits in preparation for the countdown demonstration test at
the launch pad. The walkout will not be broadcast live, but will be
part of the NASA TV Video File.

Times for media events associated with the test have not been
finalized and will be announced at a later date. Updates for all
events are available at 321-867-2525.

To attend crew arrival, reporters must pick up badges between 6 a.m.
and 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, at the Kennedy Space Center Badging
Office on State Road 405. For information about covering these
events, including proper attire and meeting locations, credentialed
media should visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/media.html


The 14-day mission will be the 36th flight to the space station and
the 25th flight for Endeavour. The STS-134 mission will deliver the
Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a particle physics detector designed to
search for various types of unusual matter by measuring cosmic rays.
The STS-134 crew also will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, a
platform that carries spare parts to sustain station operations once
the shuttles are retired later this year.

For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming
video, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/ntv


For more information about the STS-134 mission and crew, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle


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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #29 on: 03/16/2011 06:46 pm »
MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-11

NASA INVITES MEDIA TO STS-134 PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AT LAUNCH PAD

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to a photo opportunity at
NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A at 6 a.m. EDT on Tuesday,
March 22.

Space shuttle Endeavour's payload for the STS-134 mission is scheduled
to roll out to the pad on March 21. The rotating service structure,
which protects the shuttle from inclement weather and provides access
to parts of the shuttle while at the pad, will be retracted to
support the lifting of the payload canister for eventual transfer
into Endeavour's payload bay.

During the event, reporters will have the opportunity to speak with
Kennedy's STS-134 payload mission manager, Joe Delai, and Boeing
payload flow manager, Bob Hart. Media planning to attend must arrive
at Kennedy's Press Site by 5:30 a.m. for transportation to the event.
Participants must be dressed in full-length pants, flat shoes that
entirely cover the feet, and shirts with sleeves. Wireless
microphones and cell phones are not permitted at the launch pad.

U.S. reporters must apply for credentials by close of business,
Friday, March 18. Accreditation for international journalists is
closed. Reporters without permanent Kennedy credentials should submit
their requests online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov 

Video b-roll of the payload's roll to the pad and arrival will be
available on the NASA Television Video File segment. For NASA TV
downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

Images will be posted on Kennedy's Media Gallery Tuesday afternoon at:


http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov 

Endeavour and its six astronauts will deliver the Alpha Magnetic
Spectrometer-2 (AMS) to the International Space Station. The AMS is a
sophisticated science instrument designed to increase our
understanding of the universe. Endeavour will also deliver the
Express Logistics Carrier 3, a platform that carries spare parts for
station operations. Launch is targeted for April 19.

For information about the STS-134 mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle 


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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #30 on: 03/23/2011 06:40 pm »
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-065

SHUTTLE COMMANDER MARK KELLY NOT AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA INTERVIEWS

HOUSTON -- Space Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly will not be available
for media interviews that had been scheduled from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. CDT
Thursday, March 24, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Kelly will participate in a previously scheduled news conference with
his crew at 2 p.m. CDT Thursday to discuss their upcoming STS-134
shuttle mission to the International Space Station.

The news conference will air live on NASA Television and the agency's
website.

The other STS-134 crew members, pilot Greg H. Johnson and Mission
Specialists Michael
Fincke, Greg Chamitoff, Andrew Feustel and European Space Agency
astronaut Roberto Vittori, will be available for previously scheduled
interviews from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. CDT Thursday.

All other Thursday briefings related to the STS-134 mission remain as
planned.

For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:


http://www.nasa.gov/ntv


For information on the STS-134 crew and mission, visit:


http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #31 on: 03/29/2011 02:27 pm »
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-068

NASA OPENS VOTING FOR ORIGINAL SONGS TO AWAKEN NEXT SHUTTLE CREW

HOUSTON -- NASA is inviting the public to vote for its favorite
original song to wake up space shuttle Commander Mark Kelly and his
five crewmates during their STS-134 mission to the International
Space Station. Voting runs from Tuesday, March 29 through launch day,
which currently is targeted for April 19.

Electronic voting is open to the public on NASA's Space Rock website,
which includes the songs, inspiration and biographical information
about the 10 finalists:

https://songcontest.nasa.gov/

Songwriters and performers from around the world submitted 1,350
songs, including 693 from 47 states, 105 from Canada, and 552 from 61
other countries. The song contest began Aug. 20, 2010 and ended Jan.
31. The finalists were notified on Feb. 18.

Below are the original song finalists (alphabetical by song title):
"Boogie Woogie Shuttle," by Ryan McCullough (Savannah, Ga.)
"Dreams You Give," by Brian Plunkett (Halfway, Mo.)
"Endeavour, It's a Brand New Day," by Susan Rose Simonetti (Cocoa
Beach, Fla.)
"I Need My Space," by Stan Clardy (Statesville, N.C.)
"I Want to Be an Astronaut," by Michael J. Kunes (Phoenix)
"Just Another Day in Space," by Kurt Lanham (Jacksonville, Fla.)
"Rocket Scientist," by Tray Eppes (Cullen, Va.)
"Spacing Out," by Jeremy Parsons (Nashville, Tenn.)
"Sunrise Number 1," by Jorge Otero (Ovideo, Spain)
"The Countdown Blues (Hymn for Tim)," by Sharon Riddell (Nashville,
Tenn.)

The two songs with the most votes will be the first original songs
chosen by the public to be played as wakeup music for a shuttle crew.
The STS-134 Original Song Contest ran concurrently with the Top 40
Song Contest for shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission. The Top 40 Song
Contest ended earlier this month.

The song contests join the ongoing "Face in Space" project offering
the opportunity to send a picture to space via an electronic
transfer. During Discovery's mission, more than 194,000 images flew
in space. So far, almost 117,000 images have been submitted to fly
aboard shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 flight. To send your face to space
aboard Endeavour, or Atlantis on the STS-135 mission targeted for
June, visit:



http://faceinspace.nasa.gov


The 14-day mission will be the 36th flight to the space station and
the 25th, and final, flight for Endeavour. Pilot Greg H. Johnson and
mission specialists Mike Fincke, Drew Feustel, Greg Chamitoff and
Roberto Vittori of the European Space Agency will join Kelly.
They will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a particle physics
detector designed to search for various types of unusual matter by
measuring cosmic rays. The crew also will deliver the Express
Logistics Carrier-3, a platform that carries spare parts to sustain
station operations once the shuttles are retired later this year.

For more information on the Space Shuttle Program and Endeavour's
final mission, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #32 on: 03/29/2011 08:25 pm »
Noobie here!  I do not see an STS-134 press kit anywhere... Can you point me in the direction?  Or has this not been released yet?

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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #33 on: 04/04/2011 02:50 pm »
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/apr/HQ_11-097_STS-134_Launch.html

RELEASE : 11-097

NASA Retargets Space Shuttle Endeavour's Launch For April 29   WASHINGTON

Following discussions among the International Space Station partners on Sunday, NASA has targeted the launch of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission for 3:47 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 29. The delay removes a scheduling conflict with a Russian Progress supply vehicle scheduled to launch April 27 and arrive at the station April 29.

NASA managers will hold a Flight Readiness Review on Tuesday, April 19, to assess the team's readiness to support launch. An official launch date will be selected at the conclusion of the meeting.

The Progress 42 spacecraft will be delivering supplies to the station. Three more members of the Expedition 27 crew are scheduled to launch at 6:18 pm EDT on Monday, April 4, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Their arrival will return the station crew's size to six members. Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko and Alexander Samokutyaev and NASA astronaut Ron Garan are scheduled to arrive at the station at 7:18 p.m., Wednesday, April 6, to join cosmonaut Expedition 27 Commander Dmitry Kondratyev, European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli and NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, who have been aboard the station since mid-December.

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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #34 on: 04/11/2011 07:20 pm »
Roberto Vittori’s DAMA mission to Space Station
 
11 April 2011

ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori is set to fly on the next Space Shuttle mission in late April to deliver the large Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer science payload to the International Space Station. Dedicated web pages have been launched today to spotlight Roberto’s ‘DAMA’ mission.
 
Roberto is a Mission Specialist on the six-astronaut team flying on the final voyage of Space Shuttle Endeavour. STS-134 is the spaceplane’s penultimate mission, and Roberto will be the last European – and last non-American – to fly on this venerable vehicle.

The launch of Endeavour is planned for 29 April.

http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMS117S9MG_index_0.html

DAMA Mission

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/DAMA_mission/index.html

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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #35 on: 04/13/2011 02:58 pm »
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.
To access the feed, go to the nasa.gov home page or visit:

http://www.twitter.com/NASA

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. Reporters may ask questions from participating agency
locations, and should contact their preferred NASA center to confirm
participation.

For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information,
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

For STS-134 crew and mission information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle 


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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #36 on: 04/18/2011 08:26 pm »
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-079

INTERVIEWS WITH NASA FLIGHT DIRECTORS FOR FINAL ENDEAVOUR MISSION

HOUSTON -- NASA Flight Directors Gary Horlacher of Chesterton, Ind.,
and Derek Hassmann of San Antonio are available for live satellite
interviews from 6 to 7 a.m. CDT on Friday, April 22.

Horlacher and Hassmann will discuss the upcoming space shuttle
Endeavour mission to the International Space Station, STS-134, and
their roles as flight directors. The interviews will be conducted on
the NASA Television live interview media outlet channel, but also
will be broadcast live on NASA TV.

The shuttle and its crew are targeted to lift off Friday, April 29,
from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission is the last
flight for Endeavour and the second to last flight of the Space
Shuttle Program.

To participate in the interviews, reporters should contact Jeremiah
Maddix at 281-483-8631 or at [email protected] before 1 p.m. on
Thursday, April 21.

Horlacher was selected as a NASA flight director in 2008. He will be
available from 6 to 6:30 a.m. He is the lead shuttle flight director
for the mission and a graduate of Purdue University.

Hassmann, a NASA flight director since 2000, will be available from
6:30 to 7 a.m. He is the mission's lead space station flight director
and a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin.

B-roll footage of preparations for the STS-134 mission will air
beginning on NASA TV at 5:30 a.m.

Endeavour's 14-day mission will deliver the Alpha Magnetic
Spectrometer-2 and a platform that carries spare parts to sustain
station operations once shuttles are retired from service. Crew
members will conduct four spacewalks to perform maintenance work and
install new components. These are the last scheduled spacewalks by
shuttle crew members.

The NASA TV live interview media outlet channel that will be used for
the interviews and preceding b-roll is a digital satellite C-band
downlink by uplink provider Americom. It is on satellite AMC 3,
transponder 9C, located at 87 degrees west, downlink frequency 3865.5
Mhz based on a standard C-band, horizontal downlink polarity, FEC is
3/4, data rate is 6.0 Mbps, symbol rate is 4.3404 Msps, transmission
DVB-S, 4:2:0.

For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information,
visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/ntv


For more information about the STS-134 mission, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #37 on: 04/20/2011 07:51 am »
RELEASE: 11-116

NASA SETS LAUNCH DATE FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR MISSION

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Commander Mark Kelly and his
five crewmates are scheduled to begin a 14-day mission to the
International Space Station with a launch at 3:47 p.m. EDT on Friday,
April 29, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The STS-134
mission is shuttle Endeavour's final scheduled flight.

The launch date was announced Tuesday at the conclusion of a flight
readiness review at Kennedy. During the meeting, senior NASA and
contractor managers assessed the risks associated with the mission
and determined the shuttle and station's equipment, support systems
and personnel are ready.

The crew will deliver a particle physics detector, known as the Alpha
Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) to the station. AMS is designed to
measure cosmic rays to search for various types of unusual matter,
such as dark matter and antimatter. The instrument's experiments will
help researchers study the formation of the universe. Endeavour also
will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier 3, a platform that carries
spare parts to sustain station operations after the shuttles are
retired from service. The mission will feature the last four
spacewalks by a shuttle crew. The spacewalkers will do maintenance
work, install new components, and perform a complex series of tasks
to top off the ammonia in one of the station's photovoltaic thermal
control system cooling loops.

The crew consists of Commander Kelly, Pilot Greg H. Johnson, NASA
Mission Specialists Michael Fincke, Andrew Feustel and Greg Chamitoff
and European Space Agency Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori. They
are scheduled to arrive at Kennedy on Tuesday, April 26, for final
launch preparations.

STS-134 is the 134th shuttle mission, Endeavour's 25th flight and the
36th shuttle mission to the station.

For more information about the STS-134 mission, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #38 on: 04/20/2011 07:51 am »
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NASA ANNOUNCES STS-134 PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- News conferences, events and operating hours
for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for
the final scheduled launch of space shuttle Endeavour. Liftoff is
targeted for 3:47 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 29, to begin the STS-134
mission to the International Space Station.

Endeavour's crew members are Commander Mark Kelly, Pilot Greg H.
Johnson and NASA Mission Specialists Mike Fincke, Drew Feustel and
Greg Chamitoff and European Space Agency Mission Specialist Roberto
Vittori.

A NASA blog will provide countdown updates beginning at 10:30 a.m.
April 29. Originating from Kennedy's Launch Control Center, the blog
is the definitive Internet source for information leading up to
liftoff.

During the mission, visitors to NASA's shuttle website can read about
the crew's progress and watch the mission's four spacewalks live. As
Endeavour's flight concludes, the NASA blog will detail the
spacecraft's return to Earth. For NASA's launch blog and continuous
mission updates, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

Detailed lists of countdown milestones, news briefing times and
participants, and hours of operation for Kennedy's news center and
media credentialing office are available at:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/news 

The NASA News Twitter feed will be updated throughout the shuttle
launch countdown, mission and landing. Four of Endeavour's crew
members -- Johnson, Chamitoff, Fincke and Kelly -- may post updates
from the mission to their Twitter accounts. To follow, visit:

http://www.twitter.com/NASA

http://www.twitter.com/Astro_Box

http://www.twitter.com/Astro_Taz

http://www.twitter.com/AstroIronMike

http://www.twitter.com/ShuttleCDRKelly

Free wireless Internet access is provided at the Kennedy Press Site
news center and annex. Instructions for wireless access will be
available at the news center. Since accessibility may be limited
because of the number of users, reporters should bring a backup. For
NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

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Re: STS-134 Press releases
« Reply #39 on: 04/20/2011 07:52 am »
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Paris, 19 April 2011

Last Shuttle ride to ISS for ESA astronaut with "dark matter" hunter

ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori and the five other astronauts of the STS-134 mission will be launched to the International Space Station on Space Shuttle Endeavour on 29 April to deliver a pioneering scientific experiment.

This penultimate flight of NASA's spaceplane will deliver an instrument designed to track elusive antimatter and "dark matter" in the Universe.

Liftoff on the 14-day STS-134 mission is scheduled for 19:47 GMT (21:47 CEST), with the docking to the International Space Station (ISS) due two days later, on 1 May.

The last European to fly on a Shuttle, Roberto Vittori will be the first ESA astronaut to make a third visit to the ISS. It will also be his first flight on the Shuttle. On his two previous missions, in 2002 and 2005, he travelled on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

Arriving at the ISS, he will meet another Italian ESA astronaut, Paolo Nespoli, who has been aboard since 17 December.

On her last flight before retirement, Endeavour will carry a highly sophisticated European fundamental physics experiment. Mounted on the Station's main truss, the AMS-02 alpha magnetic spectrometer will probe the little-explored realm of high-energy cosmic rays to look for signs of antimatter and the mysterious dark matter.

Antimatter is believed to have been created on a par with normal matter but it seems to have disappeared from the Universe we know today. Dark matter is estimated to account for around 90% of our Universe's mass but it has not been detected directly so far. This dark matter element is reflected in the name "DAMA" of Roberto Vittori's mission.

The AMS-02 observations could be of paramount importance for understanding the origin, nature and evolution of the Universe.

STS-134 marks the end of ESA's participation in Space Shuttle missions, which started in November 1981 with the first flight of Europe's Spacelab pallet on the second launch of Columbia. Over three decades, ESA astronauts will have flown on 26 missions and, counting payloads, hardware and experiments, Europe will have been involved in 86 missions by the time of the Shuttle's final venture, STS-135, in June.

Beginning with the Spacelab agreement in 1973, this historical and close partnership with NASA will live on through the ISS and future international human spaceflight ventures.

This last Shuttle flight of an ESA astronaut will not mean the end of ESA's presence on the Station, which will continue at least through 2020. Two ESA astronauts are training for future 6-month missions on the orbital outpost: André Kuipers will be launched in November this year and Luca Parmitano in December 2013, both in Soyuz spacecraft.

Covering the launch

ESA TV is providing extensive coverage of this penultimate Shuttle mission. Several stories are available on ESA TV's FTP server and transmitted via satellite on the Europe by Satellite (EbS) service.

ESA TV will relay NASA TV live via satellite for broadcasters in Europe from the Kennedy Space Center before launch, in addition to providing the latest images of the Shuttle on the pad and interviews on location. ESA TV will also relay NASA TV daily highlights throughout the mission.

Details will be given and updated on the ESA TV website, at http://television.esa.int/

Jacques :-)

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