yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (10/09/89)
Barbara Selby October 2, 1989
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
N89-69
NOTE TO EDITORS/PROGRAM DIRECTORS
STS-34 PRESS BRIEFING SCHEDULE
Attached is a press briefing schedule for the STS-34 Space
Shuttle mission currently targeted for Oct. 12.
All briefings will be available on NASA Select TV (Satcom F-
2R, transponder 13, 72 degrees west longitude, 3960.0 MHz, audio
monaural 6.8 MHz). A detailed list of participants will be
provided at NASA news centers on each briefing day.
News media covering the mission should keep in mind that all
times and participants are subject to change.
STS-34 PRESS BRIEFING SCHEDULE
TIME (EDT) BRIEFING ORIGIN
Launch-3 Days
9 a.m. Launch Countdown Status KSC
Launch-2 Days
9 a.m. Launch Countdown Status KSC
9:30 a.m. Galileo/IUS KSC
1 p.m. Shuttle Solar Backscatter KSC
Ultraviolet Instrument (SSBUV)
1:45 p.m. Growth Hormone Concentration KSC
and Distribution in Plants
(GHCD)
2:15 p.m. Polymer Morphology (PM) KSC
3 p.m. Student Experiment KSC
3:30 p.m. Mesoscale Lightning KSC
Experiment (MLE)
Launch-1 Day
9 a.m. Launch Countdown Status KSC
11 a.m. The Jovian System; KSC
A Refresher Course.
Why Go Back?
1 p.m. Pre-Launch Press Conference KSC
Launch Day
Launch + 1 Hour Post-Launch Briefing KSC
Launch Through End-of-Mission
Times announced Flight Director JSC
on NASA Select Change-of-Shift Briefings
Landing Day
Landing + 1 1/2 Hours Post-Landing Press Conference DFRF
Landing + 3-4 Hours Crew Departure DFRF
(Open press coverage; no Q&A)