Station Crew To Take Questions About Commercial Spacecraft

May 22, 2012

Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jbuck@nasa.gov

Kylie Clem
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov


MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-090

STATION CREW TO TAKE QUESTIONS ABOUT COMMERCIAL SPACECRAFT

HOUSTON -- International Space Station crew members will answer
questions from reporters following the scheduled hatch opening of
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft. Three of the six Expedition 31 station
residents will be available during a news conference that will be
carried live on NASA Television and streamed on the agency's website
at 10:25 a.m. CDT on Saturday, May 26. The news conference is subject
to change depending on real-time operational events aboard the space
station.

Expedition 31 flight engineers Don Pettit and Joseph Acaba of NASA and
Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency will speak with reporters.
The crew members will discuss the demonstration flight of the Dragon
spacecraft and the implications of commercial spaceflight for the
space station. Dragon is set to be the first commercial cargo
spacecraft to berth to the station. Because this is a test flight,
the Dragon is carrying non-critical cargo, including additional food
and clothing for the station residents. Dragon also is carrying a
collection of student experiments.

Media can ask questions from NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston or
via telephone. To participate in the news conference in-person, U.S.
journalists must call the Johnson newsroom by 1 p.m. on Friday, May
25, at 281-483-5111. To participate in the briefing by phone,
representatives from accredited media organizations must call the
Johnson newsroom 15 minutes before the start of the conference.
Priority will be given to journalists participating in-person.
Questions by phone will be taken as time permits.

The exact time of the news conference is subject to change. For NASA
TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more information about the SpaceX mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/spacex

To follow Twitter updates from Pettit, Acaba and Kuipers, visit:

http://twitter.com/Astro_Pettit


http://twitter.com/AstroAcaba


http://twitter.com/astro_andre

For more information about the International Space Station and its
crew, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station


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