STS-95 CREW RETURN UPDATE (NEW INFORMATION)



November 7, 1998



Ed Campion
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
(Phone: 281/483-5111)

<h4>Release: J98-53</h4> <h3>STS-95 Crew Return Update (New 
Information)</h3> 

A revised time for the return of the STS-95 astronauts to Houston 
following the successful completion of their nine-day space flight 
has been announced for Sunday, November 8.



Commander Curt Brown; Pilot Steve Lindsey; Mission Specialists Scott 
Parazynski, Steve Robinson and Pedro Duque; and Payload Specialists 
Chiaki Mukai and John Glenn will now return to Hangar 276 at 
Ellington Field around 2 p.m. Central time, about two hours later 
than previously scheduled.



The crew return ceremony, which will be carried live on NASA 
Television, is open to both the general public and the news media. 
Because the arrival time of the crew may again change, anyone 
planning to attend the event should call the JSC recorded news 
information line at either 281/483-8600 or 281/483-6765 to get the 
latest updates on the crew's return. Mission or affiliation 
credentials will provide members of the news media access to the 
ceremony.



The crew members are expected to make brief remarks at Ellington, but 
there will be no question-and-answer session for reporters.



The astronauts&rsquo; departure from the Cape Canaveral Air Station 
near the Kennedy Space Center late Sunday morning will also be 
televised live on NASA TV.



The astronauts will participate in a downtown Houston parade on 
Wednesday, November 11, Veteran&rsquo;s Day, as Mayor Lee P. Brown 
leads the city in honoring the STS-95 crew.



NASA Television can be seen on GE-2, Transponder 9C, at 85 degrees 
West longitude, vertical polarization, with a frequency of 3880 Mhz, 
and audio of 6.8 Mhz.

	
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