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Maine Astronaut to Fly on Next Space Shuttle Mission

Posted on: Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 12:20 CDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Charlie Hobaugh, of Bar Harbor, Maine, will command space shuttle Atlantis' next mission to the International Space Station. The STS-129 flight is targeted to launch at 4:10 p.m. EST on Nov. 12 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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The 11-day flight will deliver two spare parts platforms that will be installed to the space station's exterior to sustain station operations after the shuttle is retired. This will be Hobaugh's third spaceflight. He served as the pilot on STS-104 in 2001 and STS-118 in 2007.

To cover the launch on-site, U.S. reporters must request credentials for Kennedy by Oct. 29. Media should submit requests online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov

NASA will hold a news conference with Atlantis' six crew members at 2 p.m. EDT on Oct. 16. NASA Television and the agency's Web site will provide live coverage of the briefings from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. For NASA TV streaming video, schedules and downlink information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

Also on Oct. 16, Hobaugh will be available for a round-robin interview at Johnson. Reporters must contact Gayle Frere at 281-483-8645 by Oct. 13 to reserve an interview opportunity.

For Hobaugh's complete biography, visit:

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/hobaugh.html

For the latest information about the STS-129 mission and crew, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

SOURCE NASA

Source: PR Newswire

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