NASA Announces Space Shuttle Web and TV Coverage

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ — NASA TV and the agency’s home on the Internet, http://www.nasa.gov/, will provide extensive prelaunch and launch day coverage of the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission STS-115 to the International Space Station, scheduled for a Sunday, Aug. 27 launch.

A prelaunch webcast is set for 11 a.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 26, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla. It will feature a mission overview hosted by Jon N. Cowart, Orbiter Project Office manager at Kennedy. Highlights will include an interview with STS-114 astronaut Steve Robinson who will discuss the STS- 115 mission and astronaut training.

Live countdown coverage from NASA’s Launch Blog begins at 10:30 a.m. EDT Aug. 27. Coverage features real-time updates as countdown milestones occur, streaming video clips highlighting launch preparations and liftoff.

A panel of experts answered questions about NASA’s preparation for the STS-115 mission. Those responses are available online and in podcasts.

To access these interactive features and more, go to NASA’s Space Shuttle main page at http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle and follow the links provided in the right column under the “Mission Information” section.

For information about STS-115 online events, contact Dennis Armstrong at: 321-867-4493.

On launch day NASA TV will begin broadcasting mission commentary at 10:30 a.m. EDT. For NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

NASA

CONTACT: Grey Hautaluoma of NASA Headquarters, Washington,+1-202-358-0668; or Bruce Buckingham of Kennedy Space Center, Fla.,+1-321-867-2468

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