Key managers of the Expedition 10 mission to the
International Space Station will provide the media with an
update on Thursday, Dec. 9. The Mission Status Briefing is at
2 p.m. EST at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston. Reporters
also can ask questions from participating NASA centers. The
event will be broadcast live on NASA TV and on the Web.
Participants:
- Bill Gerstenmaier, International Space Station Program Manager
- Annette Hasbrook, Expedition 10 Lead Flight Director
- Don Thomas, International Space Station Program Scientist
Space Station managers will discuss activities of the
Expedition 10 crew. The crew is in its second month onboard
the orbiting laboratory. Commander and NASA Station Science
Officer Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov
have worked on maintaining Station systems, conducted science
experiments and taken a short ride in their Soyuz spacecraft.
The crew is focused on the departure of one Progress cargo
ship and the arrival of another, scheduled to dock Christmas
Day.
NASA TV is available via satellite in the continental U.S. on
AMC-6, Transponder 9C, C-Band, at 72 degrees west longitude.
The frequency is 3880.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and
audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz. In Alaska and Hawaii, NASA TV
is available on AMC-7, Transponder 18C, C-Band, at 137
degrees west longitude. The frequency is 4060.0 MHz.
Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz.
More information, including the live webcast of the event, is
available at:
