GUIDELINES FOR MEDIA COVERAGE OF STS-95



July 27. 1998



Brian Welch
Headquarters, Washington, DC
(Phone: 202/358-1600)



Bruce Buckingham
Kennedy Space Center, FL
(Phone: 407/867-2468)



Eileen Hawley
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
(Phone: 281/483-5111)

<h4>Release: H98-134</h4> <h3>Guidelines For Media Coverage of 
STS-95</h3> 

As the launch of Discovery on the STS-95 mission approaches, news 
media planning to cover the flight are encouraged to make logistical 
arrangements as early as possible. Heavy media interest in the 
mission will challenge the resources of NASA's Kennedy Space Center 
in Florida and Johnson Space Center in Houston.



Each center will have a limited amount of working space and phone and 
power capability available to accredited media, which may result in 
some restrictions on the number of media representatives who can be 
supported. To assist in NASA's pre-mission planning, media intending 
to cover the mission should request accreditation and logistical 
support no later than close of business Aug. 14, 1998.



The following contact information is provided to guide media through 
the accreditation process.



Accreditation Requests: Requests for accreditation for launch at the 
Kennedy Space Center, FL, should be faxed to the Kennedy newsroom at 
407/867-2692, attention: Selina Scorah. Requests should include the 
names of the media representatives attending, social security or 
passport number, and date of birth, and must be on official 
letterhead of the sponsoring organization. Badges issued by Kennedy 
for launch will be honored for mission coverage at the Johnson Space 
Center and a separate request does not have to be sent to Johnson.



Media planning to cover the mission from Johnson, without first being 
accredited by Kennedy, should submit a faxed accreditation request to 
the Johnson newsroom at 281/483-2000, attention: Laura Rochon. 
Requests should include the names of the media representatives 
attending, social security or passport number, and date of birth, and 
must be on official letterhead of the sponsoring organization.



Audiovisual and Television Logistics: For assistance in requesting 
documentation of crew training, or other audio and video products, as 
well as making arrangements for television or audio support for 
coverage of the mission, media should contact:



Kennedy: Bill Johnson at the press site at 407/867-2468 or 7819.



Johnson: Carlos Fontanot, through the newsroom at 281/483-5111.



Telephones and Workspace: Workspace and telephone and electrical 
connections may be limited. For logistical support contact:



Kennedy: Lisa Fowler at the press site at 407/867-2468. Workspace 
reservations as well as guidelines and instructions for obtaining and 
activating phone lines will be provided to accredited media, but 
media must contact BellSouth directly to install and activate the 
phone lines.



Johnson: Laura Rochon, through the newsroom at 281/483-5111. Workspace 
reservations as well as guidelines and instructions for obtaining and 
activating phone lines will be provided to accredited media, but 
media must contact Southwestern Bell directly to install and activate 
the phone lines.



Mission Information and Inquiries: For general information on mission 
coverage and background information on the crew and mission 
objectives, contact the NASA newsrooms at the numbers listed above. 
An advance look at the STS-95 mission is available on the internet at 
URL: http://www.shuttle.nasa. gov.

	
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