Kyle Herring
RELEASE: 94-054 August 15, 1994
STS-68 NASA NEWSROOM HOURS AND PROCEDURES FOR AFTER-HOURS NEWS CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
During Shuttle Mission STS-68, some NASA newsrooms supporting the flight will have extended hours of operation. However, staffing and budget constraints will force some NASA newsrooms to be closed in the evenings and on weekends.
To permit media to ask questions in daily mission press briefings, the following procedures are to be used when a newsroom is closed and it is not possible for the media to ask questions directly of press conference briefers.
Media should write down their name, affiliation and question(s) and facsimile the question(s) to the newsroom at the NASA Center originating the briefing at least 1/2 hour prior to the start of the news conference. Facsimile numbers are listed in this release. The question(s) will be given to the appropriate briefer who will read the question over NASA select and answer it or refer it to the appropriate expert. Newsroom personnel WILL NOT forward verbal question to the briefing participants.
In an effort to facilitate the flow of communications, listed below are the times each newsroom will be open along with contact phone numbers.
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STS-68 NEWSROOM OPERATIONS
(Based on 8/18/94 launch)
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Operating Hours
L-3 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EDT
L-2 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EDT
L-1 7:00 a.m. - EDT
Launch day - 7:00 p.m. EDT
On-Orbit (weekdays) 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EDT
On-Orbit (weekends) Closed*
Landing day 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. EDT
* Note: Should the STS-68 in-flight crew press conference or other significant events take place on a weekend, the KSC newsroom will be open to support news media wishing to cover the event. Please contact KSC Public Affairs for the exact hours of operation.
Phone Numbers
Newsroom: 407/867-2468 After Hours:
Facsimile: 407/867-2692 Ed Harrison - 407/453-5168
Code-A-Phone: 407/867-2525 Lisa Malone - 407/452-4677
Johnson Space Center, Houston
Operating Hours
L-2 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT
L-1 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT
Launch day 4:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT
On-Orbit (weekdays) 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT
On-Orbit (weekends) 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. CDT
Landing day 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT
Phone Numbers
Newsroom: 713/483-5111 After Hours:
Facsimile: 713/483-2000 Jeff Carr - 713/474-3166
Code-A-Phone: 713/483-8600 Steve Nesbitt - 713/286-5971
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Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
Operating Hours
L-2 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT
L-1 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT
Launch day 5:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT
On-Orbit (weekdays) 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT
On-Orbit (weekends) Closed
Landing day 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT
Phone Numbers
Newsroom: 205/544-0034 After Hours:
Facsimile:205/544-5852 Dom Amatore - 205/461-7833
Code-A-Phone:205/544-6397 June Malone - 205/881-3527
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Operating Hours
L-2 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PDT
L-1 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PDT
Launch day 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PDT
On-Orbit (weekdays) 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PDT
On-Orbit (weekends) Closed
Landing day 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PDT
Phone Numbers After Hours:
Newsroom: 818/354-5011 Frank O'Donnell -- 213/255-7868
Facsimile:818/354-4537 Edward McNevin -- 818/398-7460
Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.
Operating Hours
L-2 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. PDT
L-1 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. PDT
Launch day 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. PDT
On-Orbit (weekdays) 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. PDT
On-Orbit (weekends) Closed
Landing day Landing - 2 hours - Landing + 2 hours PDT
Phone Numbers
Newsroom: 805/258-3449 After Hours:
Facsimile:805/258-3566 Don Haley - 805/943-5817
Code-A-Phone:805/258-2564 Don Nolan - 8-5/942-9804
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