INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION BRIEFINGS SET MAY 12 AT JSC



May 7, 1998



James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
Phone: 281/483-5111

<h4>Release: J98-11</h4> <h3>International Space Station Briefings Set 
May 12 at JSC</h3> 

A series of briefings May 12 at the Johnson Space Center will present 
an overview and current status of the International Space Station and 
its first components and provide in-depth information on the 
station's orbital assembly and operations.



The briefings will begin at 8 a.m. CDT and be carried live on NASA 
Television. NASA Television is available on GE-2, transponder 9C at 
85 degrees West longitude, with vertical polarization. Frequency is 
3880.0 megahertz, with audio on 6.8 megahertz.



The briefings include (all times CDT):



8:00 a.m. International Space Station: Overview and Status Randy 
Brinkley, International Space Station Program Manager Franseco 
DiMauro, Director of the European Space Agency Houston Office



Koji Yanagawa, Director of the National Space Development Agency of 
Japan Houston Office Bryan Erb, Director of the Canadian Space Agency 
Houston Office Grigory Ossipov, Russian Space Agency Houston Office 
Representative



9:30 a.m. International Space Station: Research and Exploration Chuck 
Lloyd, Deputy Manager of the International Space Station Payloads 
Office Larry Delucas, Director of the Center for Macromollecular 
Crystallography Lisa Freed, Research Scientists with the 
Harvard-M.I.T. Division of Health Sciences Doug Cooke, Manager, JSC 
Exploration Office



11 a.m. NASA-TV Video File



11:30 a.m. International Space Station: First Elements Status Doug 
Drewry, Control Module (FGB) Launch Package Manager Bill Bastedo, 
Unity Node Launch Package Manager Bob Castle, Lead Flight Director 
for Shuttle Mission STS-88 Mark Geyer, Manager, International Space 
Station Russian Elements Office



1 p.m. International Space Station: Assembly in Orbit Kevin Chilton, 
Deputy Program Manager for Operations, International Space Station 
Keith Reiley, Manager, International Space Station Mission 
Integration Office Randy Stone, JSC Director of Mission Operations 
Greg Harbaugh, Manager, JSC Extravehicular Activity Project Office



2:30 p.m. Flight Control of the International Space Station Mark 
Kirasich, STS-88 International Space Station Flight Director John 
Curry, MCC-M Houston Support Group Lead for International Space 
Station Mark Severance, MCC-M Houston Support Group Representative



For media located at the Johnson Space Center, a local-only briefing 
starting at 3:30 p.m. will provide additional information on the 
logistics of covering the launch of the International Space Station's 
first component, the Control Module (FGB), from the Baikonur 
Cosmodrome, Kazahkstan. This briefing will not be televised. Media 
not at JSC may obtain similar information concerning launch coverage 
of the Control Module by contacting the JSC or NASA HQ Newsrooms.

	
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