For the STS-114 launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, NASA managers urge
all aircraft pilots and boaters to comply fully with the airspace,
bridges and waterway restrictions imposed around KSC prior to and
during Space Shuttle launches and landings.

“As always, we are coordinating with officials from the Eastern Range
and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help provide a safe
launch environment for the Shuttle crew and for interested
spectators. Violating these restrictions is not only unsafe for the
astronauts and support crews, it’s unsafe for the violator,” said KSC
Launch Director Mike Leinbach.

Space Shuttle Discovery’s first launch opportunity is on July 13 at
3:51 p.m. and the launch window extends for five minutes. At NASA’s
request, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard surveillance aircraft
will patrol KSC’s airspace boundaries on launch day. Violators will
be intercepted by patrol forces, thoroughly investigated and will be
subject to FAA enforcement action. A number of restrictions remain in
effect around the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) during the hours
immediately following the launch of a Space Shuttle.

Listed and described below are restrictions that apply to pilots,
motor vehicle operators and boaters utilizing airspace, bridges and
waterways that lead to KSC.

KSC AREA AVIATION RESTRICTIONS

For the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-114, all
restricted areas surrounding the Kennedy Space Center will be active
and the area covered by flight restrictions has once again been
expanded for this launch. The length of time the restrictions will be
in effect prior to launch has also been extended.

Due to international terrorist activities, heightened security is
essential to protect the Space Shuttle as a national asset. An
inadvertent unauthorized incursion into the area of the Cape
Canaveral Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) could cause a scrub in
the launch of Discovery, the activation of airspace defenses and an
FAA enforcement action. Local pilots are asked to help NASA by
respecting these temporary but necessary restrictions so that the
launch can occur on time and without incident.

The restricted areas for the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral
Air Force Station are in effect on a continuous basis and are limited
to official aircraft only, off-limits to general aviation pilots. The
restricted air space extends from the surface to but not including
14,000 feet and covers the area bounded by the Indian River to the
west, Port Canaveral to the south, the city of Oak Hill to the north,
and three miles over the Atlantic Ocean to the east.

On launch day these restricted areas will be expanded and will be
activated beginning at launch minus 9 hours. On Wednesday, July 13
this occurs at 6:35 a.m. EDT and remains in effect until 6:59 p.m.
EDT. Should the launch be scrubbed after the astronauts have boarded
Space Shuttle Discovery, the restrictions will remain in effect for
three hours after the postponement has been announced.

FAA Part 91, Part 125, general aviation and VFR operations are
prohibited within a 30 nautical mile radius of Launch Pad 39-B from
the surface to but not including 18,000 feet (located on the
Melbourne VOR/DME 004-degree radial at 30 nautical miles). Among the
general aviation airports affected within this area are Space Coast
Regional Airport in Titusville, Arthur Dunn Airpark in Titusville,
Merritt Island Airport in Merritt Island, Rockledge Airpark in
Rockledge and Massey Ranch in Edgewater.

Within an airspace radius between 30 and 40 nautical miles of Pad
39-B, a discrete transponder code must be obtained and clearance
granted from air traffic control before entering this airspace.
Continuous radio communications must be maintained.

Before flight, pilots should contact the FAA Flight Service Station at
1-800/WxBrief (1-800/992-7433) for details of the restrictions
contained in the NOTAMS. In flight, outside Orlando Class B airspace,
pilots should contact Daytona Beach Approach control on 134.95. In
the Melbourne area contact Daytona Approach on 132.65, or in the New
Smyrna Beach area on 125.35. Flight Service can also be reached
locally by radio on the Titusville RCO at 123.6 or the Melbourne RCO
on 122.6. Advisories will also be available from the control tower at
Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville at 118.9 megahertz.

Among the airports affected within the 30-40 nautical mile radius in
which flight is permitted but under positive air traffic control are
Orlando International Airport, Orlando Executive Airport,
Orlando-Sanford International Airport, the New Smyrna Beach and
Spruce Creek airports, Melbourne International Airport and Valkaria.
Pilots are encouraged to consult the most recent FAA aeronautical
chart for Orlando Class B air space.

BRIDGES CONTROLLED FOR LAUNCH

The opening and closing of bridges over waterways surrounding KSC will
be strictly controlled during the hours immediately before and after
the launch period for each Space Shuttle mission.

Bridges affected by the launch include:

* Canaveral Harbor Barge Canal (SR 401, south of Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station’s Gate 1);

* Indian River Causeway West or NASA Causeway (Intracoastal Waterway
at Addison Point);

* Merritt Island Barge Canal (Merritt Island State Road 3);

* Haulover Canal Bridge (State Road 3, north of KSC).

Restraints on bridge openings for boat traffic begin three hours
before launch. The bridges may be opened for five minutes at the
following points in the launch countdown: T-180 minutes, T-150
minutes, T-120 minutes, T-90 minutes, and T-65 minutes. Adding 20
minutes to these times and subtracting that amount from the launch
time will result in an approximate time of openings.

Bridges will remain closed to boat traffic until 90 minutes after
lift-off (T+90). They may then open for five minutes at T+90, T+120
minutes and T+150 minutes. Bridge operations will return to normal
three hours (T+180 minutes) after launch.

Should the Shuttle be required to perform a Return-to-Launch-Site
(RTLS) landing at KSC, all bridges would remain closed to boat
traffic from 45 minutes before landing until at least one hour after
landing.

KSC AREA BOATING RESTRICTIONS

Waterways and boating activities near the Kennedy Space Center will be
strictly controlled prior to and during the launch of the Space
Shuttle.

Safety and security requirements, including U.S. Air Force range
safety impact limit lines, will go into effect as early as three days
before launch. Other requirements will be phased into effect through
sunset the night before launch. A general description of the area
follows:

ATLANTIC OCEAN: Beginning noon on Sunday, July 10 through the launch,
a general exclusion zone will be in effect three miles offshore from
the Haulover Canal, near the north end of KSC, and southward to Port
Canaveral. Four hours prior to launch, all ocean-going traffic will
be restricted from entering an area measured from nine miles north
and south of the launch pad and extending 64 miles east into the
ocean. An additional three-mile-wide exclusion zone will be extended
eastward along the flight path of the Space Shuttle.

MOSQUITO LAGOON: This area south of the Haulover Canal in the Mosquito
Lagoon is off limits to all boats beginning the day before launch.

INDIAN RIVER: Restrictions apply from the NASA Causeway north to the
Haulover Canal and east of the Indian River’s main channel.
Restrictions begin at noon on Sunday, July 10.

BANANA RIVER: Security limits begin at the Banana River Barge Canal
south of KSC at the State Road 528 crossing and extend north. This
restriction is effective roughly 16 hours prior to launch.

All boating restrictions will be lifted approximately one hour after
launch.

Boating interests should monitor U.S. Coast Guard Channel 16
broadcasting from Port Canaveral. The U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, and KSC security forces share responsibility
for enforcing the boating guidelines.

ROAD CLOSURES: Space Commerce Way which connects State Road 3 with
State Road 405 (NASA Causeway) will be closed on launch day, July 13
beginning at 8 a.m. It will reopen after launch at 6 p.m. The closure
is necessary due to the expected high volume of traffic on these
highways.