Three senior NASA officials will brief the media at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at approximately 11:00 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 5. NASA Deputy Administrator Fred Gregory, Associate Administrator for Space Flight Bill Readdy and Associate Administrator for Safety and Mission Assurance Bryan O’Connor will talk to reporters for approximately one hour about the agency’s human space flight program.

The briefing is at the KSC Press Site. It will be broadcast live on NASA Television. Media desiring to attend the brief should contact Bruce Buckingham, KSC Public Affairs, at 321/867-2468. Questions will only be taken from media in attendance. Media requiring KSC accreditation, should make arrangements by calling the KSC Press Site before close-of-business Monday.

NASA Television is available on AMC-9, Transponder 9C at 85 degrees west longitude, vertical polarization, with a frequency of 3880.0 MHz, and audio of 6.80 MHz.

Information about NASA and Return to Flight efforts is available on the Internet at:

http://www.nasa.gov