STS-95 CREW PHOTO OPPORTUNITY SET FOR JUNE 1



Jennifer McCarter
Headquarters, Washington, DC
(Phone: 202/358-1639)



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

<h4>Release: N98-36</h4> <h3>STS-95 Crew Photo Opportunity Set for 
June 1</h3> 

A photo opportunity with members of the STS-95 crew will be held on 
Monday, June 1, at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX from 8 
a.m. to 11 a.m. CDT.



The seven-member crew will be participating in a training exercise 
simulating an unassisted exit from the space shuttle. Media will be 
able to photograph the crew members as they enter the shuttle mockup 
and again, as they exit during a series of planned drills. There is 
no opportunity for interviews or additional access to the astronauts.



The entire crew -- Commander Curt Brown, Pilot Steve Lindsey, Mission 
Specialists Steve Robinson and Scott Parazynski, and Payload 
Specialists John Glenn and NASDA astronaut Chiaki Mukai -- will be 
supporting this training exercise. The astronauts will wear their 
Launch and Entry suits for the simulation which will have them use a 
rappelling device to exit the shuttle mockup.



Video background footage showing various crew training activities 
taken during the previous week of training will be shown on May 29 
during the NASA Television Video File broadcasts. NASA Television is 
available through the GE-2 satellite, transponder 9C, located at 85 
degrees West longitude, vertical polarization, with a frequency of 
3880 MHz and audio at 6.8 MHz.



Important Note: Media interested in attending this photo opportunity 
must contact the Johnson Space Center Newsroom by noon Friday, May 29 
for badging and registration. The newsroom may be reached by phone at 
281/483-5111 or by fax at 281/483-2000.

	
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