March 19, 2004

Allard Beutel 
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202/358-4769)

Jessica Rye
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468) 

NOTE TO EDITORS: N04-043

NASA ANNOUNCES SPACE SHUTTLE RETURN TO FLIGHT TELEPHONE UPDATE

NASA will provide an update for the media about Space Shuttle Return 
to Flight activities on Monday, March 22 at 3 p.m. EST. The 
conference will focus on NASA's efforts to improve the Space 
Shuttle's Rudder Speed Brakes, and how that fits into Return to 
Flight plans. 

The briefer is William Parsons, Space Shuttle Program Manager. Media 
should call: 321/867-8899 at 2:45 p.m. EST to dial into the 3 p.m. 
briefing. The passcode is: 4321. Reporters must identify themselves 
and their news affiliation to the teleconference operator.

Media representatives who do not want to ask questions can use NASA's 
"monitor only" phone lines: 321/867-1220/1240/1260.

A still graphic of the Rudder Speed Brake is available on the Internet 
at NASA's Return to Flight web page: 

http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight 

Video b-roll of the Rudder Speed Brake will be available on the NASA 
Television Video File starting at noon EST Monday. NASA TV is 
available on AMC-9, transponder 9C, C-Band, located at 85 degrees 
west longitude. The frequency is 3880.0 MHz. Polarization is 
vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz. For information about 
NASA TV on the Internet, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

	
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