yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (05/09/91)
Ed Campion Headquarters, Washington, D.C. May 8, 1991 (Phone: 202/453-1134) Paula Cleggett-Haleim Headquarters, Washington, D.C. (Phone: 202/453-1549) Barbara Schwartz Johnson Space Certer, Houston (Phone: 713/4835111) N91-33 EDITORS NOTE: STS-40 PREFLIGHT BRIEFINGS Preflight briefings on the Spacelab Life Sciences 1 flight, Space Shuttle mission STS-40, will be held May 14-15. On Tuesday, the briefings will originate from the Johnson Space Center, building 2, room 135, beginning at 2:30 p.m. EDT with a mission overview by Lead Flight Director Al Pennington followed at 3:30 p.m. by the astronaut crew briefings. On Wednesday beginning at 10 a.m. EDT, the mission scientists will provide detailed information on the life sciences research to be conducted on this Spacelab mission. Wednesday's briefings will begin at Johnson Space Center and conclude at Kennedy Space Center. A 1-minute, 40-second video news release on the SLS-1 mission will be broadcast over NASA Select television following completion of the press conference. News media may participate from these locations or by two-way audio from other NASA centers. The briefings will be carried on NASA Select television, Satcom F2R, transponder 13, at 72 degrees west longitude, frequency 3960.0 MHz, audio 6.8 MHz. Because of scheduling constraints, the flight crew will not have time for round-robin interviews.