NASA Invites Media To Mobile Launcher Move Photo Opportunity

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

Nov. 10, 2011

Amber Philman
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
amber.n.philman@nasa.gov 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M41-11

NASA INVITES MEDIA TO MOBILE LAUNCHER MOVE PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to a photo opportunity as 
NASA's new mobile launcher (ML) moves to Launch Pad 39B at the 
agency's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 6 a.m. 
EST. Media should arrive at Kennedy's Press Site by 5:30 a.m. for 
transportation to the viewing sites.

The move will not be shown live on NASA Television, but video 
highlights will air during Video File segments.

The mobile launcher will be moved from next to Kennedy's Vehicle 
Assembly Building to the launch pad to collect data from structural 
and functional engineering tests. This data will be used for the next 
phases of construction. The 355-foot-tall ML is being modified to 
support the Space Launch System, the heavy-lift rocket that will 
launch astronauts farther into space than ever before, create 
high-quality jobs here at home, and provide the cornerstone for 
America's future human space exploration efforts.

Journalists without NASA Kennedy accreditation need to apply for 
credentials by 4 p.m. Nov. 14. International media accreditation for 
this event is closed. Badges can be picked up at the Kennedy Space 
Center Badging Office on State Road 405 by 3 p.m. on Nov. 15. Media 
must apply for credentials online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov  

Any updates on the move will be available at 321-867-2525.

NASA announced plans for the development of the SLS in September. It 
will carry NASA's new Orion spacecraft, cargo, equipment and science 
experiments to space, providing a safe, affordable and sustainable 
means of reaching asteroids and other destinations in the solar 
system.

Video b-roll of the move will air on the NASA TV's Video File. For 
NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, 
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

For more information about SLS, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/sls

For more information about NASA's Kennedy Space Center, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy  

	
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