NASA Updates Media Credentials Deadlines for Next Shuttle Flight

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June 22, 2009

Candrea N. Thomas
Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 
321-867-2468
candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov@nasa.gov 

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-112

NASA UPDATES MEDIA CREDENTIALS DEADLINES FOR NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is updating its media accreditation 
deadlines for the next space shuttle flight to the International 
Space Station. Shuttle Endeavour is targeted to launch July 11 to 
begin mission STS-127. 

The 16-day flight will deliver a new station crew member and complete 
construction of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo 
laboratory. Astronauts also will attach a platform to the outside of 
the Japanese module. 

NASA postponed Endeavour's first two June launch attempts because of a 
leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside the 
shuttle's external fuel tank. The system is used to carry excess 
hydrogen safely away from the launch pad.

Journalists must apply for credentials to attend launch from NASA's 
Kennedy Space Center in Florida or to cover the mission from other 
NASA centers. To be accredited, reporters must work for verifiable 
news-gathering organizations. Journalists may need to submit requests 
for credentials at multiple NASA facilities as early as June 24. 

Additional time may be required to process accreditation requests by 
journalists from certain designated countries. Designated countries 
include those with which the United States has no diplomatic 
relations, countries on the State Department's list of state sponsors 
of terrorism, those under U.S. sanction or embargo, and countries 
associated with proliferation concerns. Please contact the 
accrediting NASA center for details. Journalists should confirm they 
have been accredited before they travel. 

No substitutions of credentials are allowed at any NASA facility. If 
the STS-127 launch is delayed, the deadline for domestic journalists 
may be extended on a day-by-day basis. 

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER 
STS-127 media accreditation badges already issued are still valid. 
Reporters applying for new or updated credentials at Kennedy should 
submit requests via the Web at: 

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov 

Reporters must use work e-mail addresses, not personal accounts, when 
applying. After accreditation is approved, applicants will receive 
confirmation via e-mail. 

Accredited media representatives with mission badges will have access 
to Kennedy from launch through the end of the mission. Application 
deadlines for mission badges are June 24 for foreign reporters and 
July 2 for U.S. journalists.

Reporters with special logistic requests for NASA's Kennedy Space 
Center, such as space for satellite trucks, trailers, electrical 
connections or work space, must contact Laurel Lichtenberger at 
laurel.a.lichtenberger@nasa.gov by July 1. Free wireless Internet 
access is no longer available at Kennedy's news center. 

Work space in the news center and the news center annex is provided on 
a first-come basis, limited to one space per organization. To set up 
temporary telephone, fax, ISDN or network lines, media 
representatives must make arrangements with BellSouth at 
800-213-4988. Reporters must have an assigned seat in the Kennedy 
newsroom prior to setting up lines. To obtain an assigned seat, 
contact Patricia Christian at patricia.christian-1@nasa.gov. 
Journalists must have a public affairs escort to all other areas of 
Kennedy except the Launch Complex 39 cafeteria. 

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
Reporters may obtain credentials for NASA's Johnson Space Center in 
Houston by calling the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 or by 
presenting STS-127 mission credentials from Kennedy. Media 
representatives planning to cover the mission only from Johnson need 
to apply for credentials only at Johnson. Previously submitted 
accreditation requests will remain valid for a July 11 launch for 
non-U.S. reporters, regardless of citizenship, and for U.S. 
reporters. U.S. reporters who are U.S. citizens who need to submit 
new credential requests should do so by July 6. 

Journalists covering the mission from Johnson using Kennedy 
credentials also must contact the Johnson newsroom by July 6 to 
arrange workspace, phone lines and other logistics. Johnson is 
responsible for credentialing media if the shuttle lands at NASA's 
White Sands Space Harbor, N.M. If a landing is imminent at White 
Sands, Johnson will arrange credentials. 

DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER
Notice for a space shuttle landing at NASA's Dryden Flight Research 
Center on Edwards Air Force Base in California could be short. 
Domestic media outlets should consider accrediting Los Angeles-based 
personnel who could travel quickly to Dryden. Those journalists who 
previously requested credentials will not have to do so again. 

July 22 is the deadline for submitting Dryden accreditation requests 
for U.S. media who are U.S. citizens or who have permanent residency 
status. Because of the advance notice required for security 
clearance, Dryden cannot accept additional accreditation requests 
from foreign nationals or U.S. citizens representing foreign-based 
media. 

For Dryden media credentials, U.S. citizens representing domestic 
media outlets must provide their full name, date of birth, place of 
birth, media organization, their driver's license number and the 
issuing state, and the last six digits of their social security 
number. 

Journalists should fax requests for credentials on company letterhead 
to 661-276-3566. E-mailed requests to Alan Brown at 
alan.brown@nasa.gov are acceptable for reporters who have been 
accredited at Dryden within the past year. Requests must include a 
phone number and business e-mail address for follow-up contact. 

NASA PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACTS: 
Kennedy Space Center: Candrea Thomas, 321-867-2468, 
candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov 

Johnson Space Center: James Hartsfield, 281-483-5111, 
james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov"> 

Dryden Flight Research Center: Leslie Williams, 661-276-3893, 
leslie.a.williams@nasa.gov 

For information about the International Space Station, visit: 



>http://www.nasa.gov/station 

For information about the STS-127 mission, visit: 



>http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle 

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