NASA Targets March 1 Launch for Next SpaceX Station Resupply Mission; Media Accreditation Open

Feb. 14, 2013

Trent J. Perrotto
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0321
trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov

Josh Byerly
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
josh.byerly@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-029

NASA TARGETS MARCH 1 LAUNCH FOR NEXT SPACEX STATION RESUPPLY MISSION; MEDIA ACCREDITATION OPEN

HOUSTON -- NASA and its international partners are targeting Friday,
March 1, as the launch date for the next cargo resupply flight to the
International Space Station by Space Exploration Technologies
(SpaceX).

Launch is scheduled for 10:10 a.m. EST (9:10 a.m. CST) from Space
Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Media accreditation to view the launch is open. International media
without U.S. citizenship must apply for credentials to cover the
prelaunch and launch activities by noon on Monday, Feb. 18. For U.S.
media, the deadline to apply is Monday, Feb. 25.

Questions about accreditation may be directed to Jennifer Horner at
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 321-867-6598 or
321-867-2468. All media accreditation requests must be submitted
online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov

NASA also is inviting 50 social media users to apply for credentials
for the launch. Social media users selected to attend will be given
the same access as journalists. All social media accreditation
applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Registration
for social media accreditation is open online. International social
media users without U.S. citizenship must apply for credentials by 5
p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 15, to qualify. For U.S. social media, the
deadline to apply is 5 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 22. For more information
about NASA social media accreditation requirements and to register,
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/social

SpaceX's Dragon capsule will be filled with about 1,200 pounds of
supplies for the space station crew and experiments being conducted
aboard the orbiting laboratory.

On March 2, Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford and Flight Engineer Tom
Marshburn of NASA will use the station's robot arm to grapple Dragon
following its rendezvous with the station. They will attach the
Dragon to the Earth-facing port of the station's Harmony module for a
few weeks while astronauts unload cargo. They then will load
experiment samples for return to Earth.

Dragon is scheduled to return to Earth March 25 for a
parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of
Baja California. It will be bringing back more than 2,300 pounds of
experiment samples and equipment.

To follow the mission and for more information about the International
Space Station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station


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