baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) (03/15/91)
Mitch Varnes March 14, 1991
407/867-2468
KSC Release No. 33-91
Note to Editors/News Directors
STS-40 PAYLOAD SHOWING TO BE HELD MARCH 19 AT KSC
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Life Sciences-1 (SLS-1)
Spacelab module, which is scheduled to be launched aboard the
Shuttle Columbia in May, will be the subject of a press photo op-
portunity on Tuesday, March 19. The showing will be held at 1:00
p.m. inside the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building,
where the payload is being readied for flight. This will be the
final opportunity for news media to view SLS-1 before its mis-
sion.
SLS-1 is the first Spacelab mission to be flown since the Shuttle
returned to flight in September 1988 and is the first of several
Shuttle missions dedicated to examine how space affects the human
body. The main objective of the SLS-1 mission is to study the
various dynamics of certain physiological changes that occur
during space flight and to investigate the consequences of the
body's adaption to microgravity.
During Tuesday's showing, SLS-1 will be in a test stand inside
the high bay of the Operations & Checkout Building. Members of
the STS-40 payload processing team will be on hand to answer
questions concerning the processing of SLS-1. About 30 minutes
has beeen allotted for the press opportunity.
Electronic flash is permitted. However, all lighting and
photographic equipment must be self-contained and battery
powered. No external power sources are available inside the high
bay. Safety regulations prohibit flame-producing devices of any
sort, and all attendees must wear slacks and flat, closed-toe
shoes. Dresses, shorts, sandals or high-heel shoes are not al-
lowed.
Transportation from the KSC News Center will be provided. Those
members of the news media wishing to attend the STS-40 payload
showing should be at the News Center by 12:15 p.m. Departure
time is set for 12:30 p.m., sharp. Media needing accreditation
should contact the news center at 407/867-2468 to arrange for
badging.
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