Nov. 23, 2004

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

Kylie Clem
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111)

MEDIA ADVISORY: M04-189

NASA TV LIVE COVERAGE OF SPACE STATION SOYUZ RELOCATION

The International Space Station (ISS) crew will take a short ride 
around the block next week, as they fly their Soyuz spacecraft from 
one docking port to another. NASA TV will carry the maneuver live 
starting at 4 a.m. EST, Monday Nov. 29. At 4:29 a.m. EST, ISS Flight 
Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, the Soyuz Commander, will undock the 
spacecraft from the Station's Pirs Docking Compartment. Sharipov and 
ISS Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Station Science Officer Leroy 
Chiao will fly the Soyuz to a nearby docking port on the Station's 
Zarya module, arriving at about 5 a.m. EST. The repositioning of the 
Soyuz will clear Pirs, which also serves as an airlock for 
spacewalks, for a pair of spacewalks planned by Chiao and Sharipov 
early next year. NASA TV is available on the Web and via satellite in 
the continental U.S. on AMC-6, Transponder 9C, C-Band, at 72 degrees 
west longitude. The frequency is 3880.0 MHz. Polarization is 
vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz. In Alaska and Hawaii, 
NASA TV is available on AMC-7, Transponder 18C, C-Band, at 137 
degrees west longitude. The frequency is 4060.0 MHz. Polarization is 
vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz. The Soyuz repositioning 
will be available live on the Internet at: 

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

	
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