Oct. 4, 2002

Bruce Buckingham
Kennedy Space Center
321/867-2468

RELEASE: 94-02

KSC PRESS SITE OPERATING HOURS SET FOR LAUNCH OF STS-112

News media badging requirements and operating hours for Kennedy Space 
Center's News Center have been re-established for the launch of the 
Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-112. Launch is set to occur on 
Oct. 7 between the hours of 2-6 p.m. Eastern time.

Also, a briefing has been set for 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, to discuss 
KSC's readiness for launch.

Media needing credentials must make their request in writing via fax 
to the KSC News Room (321-867-2692) on the letterhead of their 
current affiliation. The request must include name (as it appears on 
drivers license or passport), social security number, place and date 
of birth, nationality, valid address (not P.O. box), and phone 
number. A passport number (including the expiration date) and country 
of citizenship must be provided if the applicant is not a U.S. 
citizen.

News media representatives with proper authorization must now obtain 
mission credentials at the Pass and Identification Building (PIDs) on 
State Road 405. The PIDs facility is south of Titusville and east of 
U.S. 1 on S.R. 405.

Media with temporary badges are not permitted to drive into the 
secured KSC areas. Media buses will run between the Press Site and 
the S.R. 405 PIDs parking lot periodically each day through launch 
time.

Credential and badging hours are listed below.

KSC News Center Office Hours for STS-112
(Times may be adjusted in real time depending on mission events and 
timelines.)

Saturday, Oct. 5........................CLOSED
Sunday, Oct. 6......................... 10 a .m. - 6 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 7.......................... 5:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.
*[FOR MISSION DAY SCHEDULES SEE NOTE BELOW]
Friday, Oct. 18 (Landing day)...... TBD

*NOTE: The KSC News Center will support media attendance and questions 
for overnight and weekend STS-112 Mission Status Briefings and the 
in-flight crew news conference. Media interested in attending the 
briefings that occur after normal office hours MUST make their 
intentions known to the KSC News Room at least 24 hours in advance in 
order to secure proper access to the press site. Times of these 
briefings will soon be available in the NASA TV schedule at:

http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/nasatv/schedule.html

Pass and Identification Badging Hours

News media may obtain STS-112 mission credentials at the Pass and 
Identification Building on S.R. 405 south of Titusville, during the 
following times.

Saturday, Oct.5 ----------------------------- CLOSED
Sunday, Oct. 6 ------------------------------ 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 7 ------------------------------ 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.

NEWS MEDIA ARE REQUIRED TO BE UNDER PUBLIC AFFAIRS ESCORT AT ALL TIMES 
WHILE AT KSC. MEDIA WITH TEMPORARY BADGES ARE NOT PERMITTED AT THE 
COMPLEX 39 CAFETERIA.

NEWS MEDIA ARE ALLOWED AT THE PRESS SITE ONLY WHEN THE KSC NEWS CENTER 
IS OPEN.  

	
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