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NASA Announces Shuttle Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Discovery. The shuttle’s STS-128 mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to lift off at 1:36 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Aug. 25.
NASA will provide continuous STS-128 online updates, including a webcast and a blog at:
 

https://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

On launch day, a blog will update the countdown beginning on Monday, Aug. 24, at 8:30 p.m. Originating from Kennedy, the blog is the definitive Internet source for information leading up to launch. During the mission, visitors to NASA’s shuttle Web site can read about the crew’s progress and watch the spacewalks live. As Discovery’s flight wraps up, NASA will offer a blog detailing the spacecraft’s return to Earth.
The NASA News Twitter feed will be updated throughout the shuttle launch countdown, mission and landing. To access the NASA News Twitter feed, visit:
 

http://www.twitter.com/nasa

Detailed lists of countdown milestones, news briefing times and participants, and hours of operation for Kennedy’s news center and media credentialing office are available at:

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/news

For NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information, visit:
 

https://www.nasa.gov/ntv

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John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington

202-358-1100
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Allard Beutel
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
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