NASA Announces STS-133 Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details

[KSC News Center <ksc@mediaservices.nasa.gov>]

Feb. 18, 2011

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

Michael Curie
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
michael.curie@nasa.gov 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-033

NASA ANNOUNCES STS-133 PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- News conferences, events and operating hours 
for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for 
the final scheduled launch of space shuttle Discovery. Lift off is 
targeted for 4:50 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, to begin the STS-133 
mission to the International Space Station.

A NASA blog will provide countdown updates beginning at 11:30 a.m. 
Feb. 24. Originating from Kennedy's Launch Control Center, the blog 
is the definitive Internet source for information leading up to lift 
off.

During the mission, visitors to NASA's shuttle website can read about 
the crew's progress and watch the mission's two spacewalks live. As 
Discovery's flight concludes, the NASA blog will detail the 
spacecraft's return to Earth. For NASA's launch blog and continuous 
mission updates, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle  

Detailed lists of countdown milestones, news briefing times and 
participants, and hours of operation for Kennedy's news center and 
media credentialing office are available at:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/news  

The NASA News Twitter feed will be updated throughout the shuttle 
launch countdown, mission and landing. To follow, visit:

http://www.twitter.com/nasa

Mission Specialist Nicole Stott will be tweeting about her prelaunch 
preparations and is expected to provide updates to her Twitter 
account during the shuttle mission. Stott can be followed at:

http://www.twitter.com/Astro_Nicole

Free wireless Internet access is provided at the Kennedy Press Site 
news center and annex. Instructions for wireless access will be 
available at the news center.

For NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information, 
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv  

	
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