MOSCOW – (MAY 28) – A news conference will be held Friday, May 31, with Lance Bass of AmericaÕs internationally known pop group *NSYNC, and RadioShack Corporation, which is the initial sponsor of his aspirations to fly to the International Space Station.

This is the first time that Mr. Bass will meet with the media to answer questions about his efforts. The press conference also will feature Ms. Lori Garver, “AstroMom,” who is another potential traveler to the space station.

The press-conference will be attended by:

  • Lance Bass of pop group *NSYNC;
  • Lori Garver, “AstroMom” and space consultant at DFI International/ItÕs Time
  • LLC, and a former NASA Associate Administrator;
  • Jim McDonald, senior vice president of marketing, RadioShack Corp;
  • Jeffrey Manber, president, Mir-Corp;
  • David Krieff, executive producer of Destiny Productions.

The press conference will take place on May 31 at 6:00 p.m. at Savoy hotel (Rozhdestvenka St., 3 in Moscow) at Winter Garden conference room.

For accreditation and additional information please contact:

Maxim Ufaev

Infomost PR agency, Moscow

Tel.: 245-4946, 933-5222

Mobile: 8-902-611-1496, Fax: 245-5846

ierc-mail: infomost@co.ru

For inquiries in the United States, contact:

Bianca Bianconi of PMK PR in New York, 1-212-373-6120;
bianca.bianconi@pmkhbh.com

or Sara Riff of PMK PR in Los Angeles, 1-310-289-6200; sara.riff@pmkhbh.com