The Space Shuttle Program is making solid progress in
meeting the milestones required for Return to Flight. NASA
remains confident March 2005, is a reasonable planning window
for resuming Space Shuttle missions.

NASA will provide a Return to Flight media teleconference
update Friday at 3 p.m. EDT. To participate, reporters should
contact Allard Beutel or Melissa Mathews at: 202/358-
4769/1272 no later than noon EDT Friday.

Participants:

  • Michael Kostelnik, NASA’s Deputy Associate Administrator for International Space Station and Space Shuttle Programs
  • Space Shuttle Program Manager, Bill Parsons
  • Space Shuttle Program Deputy Manager, Wayne Hale

Media who do not want to ask questions can listen to the
teleconference by calling: 321/867-1220/1240/1260.

For information about NASA’s Return to Flight work on the
Internet, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/news/highlights/returntoflight.html