A series of press briefings, beginning at 9 a.m. EST
March 21, will preview the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to
the International Space Station set for liftoff no earlier
than April 4 to deliver the first segment of an external truss
structure. All briefings will be conducted from NASA’s Johnson
Space Center, Houston, and broadcast on NASA Television.
Atlantis will deliver the 43-foot long S0 (S Zero) station
truss — the first of nine truss sections that will support
additional power and cooling systems for future international
laboratories. The STS-110/8A flight will include four
spacewalks by Atlantis’ astronauts to be conducted out of the
station’s Quest Airlock.
Following the crew news conference, round-robin interviews
with the astronauts will be available to reporters at Johnson
and those who make prior phone arrangements by calling
Johnson’s newsroom by 5 p.m. EST Tuesday, March 19. The round-
robin interviews will not be broadcast on NASA TV.
NASA Television is available on GE-2, Transponder 9C, at 85
degrees West longitude, vertical polarization, with a
frequency of 3880 MHz and audio of 6.8 MHz.
The briefing schedule follows.
STS-110 Preflight Briefings — Thursday, March 21, 2002
(all times Eastern)
9 a.m. International Space Station Program Overview
Tommy Holloway, International Space Station Program
Manager
Mike Suffredini, Manager, ISS Operations Integration
10 a.m. STS-110 Mission Overview
Jeff Hanley, Lead Space Shuttle Flight Director
Bob Castle, Lead International Space Station Flight
Director
John Uri, International Space Station Increment
Scientist
12 Noon NASA Television Video File
12:30 p.m. S0 (S Zero) Truss Overview
Ben Sellari, ISS Launch Package Manager
1:30 p.m. STS-110 Extravehicular Activity
Dina Barclay, Lead STS-110 EVA Officer
3 p.m. STS-110 Crew Conference
Michael J. Bloomfield, Commander
Stephen N. Frick, Pilot
Rex J. Walheim, Mission Specialist
Ellen Ochoa, Mission Specialist
Lee M. E. Morin, Mission Specialist
Jerry L. Ross, Mission Specialist
Steven L. Smith, Mission Specialist
