NASA Invites Media To Shuttle Atlantis' Move To VAB

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

Jan. 13, 2012

Tracy Young
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
tracy.g.young@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M02-12

NASA INVITES MEDIA TO SHUTTLE ATLANTIS' MOVE TO VAB

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to a photo opportunity as 
shuttle Atlantis moves from its processing hangar to the Vehicle 
Assembly Building (VAB) on Friday, Jan. 20, at NASA's Kennedy Space 
Center in Florida.

Atlantis is scheduled to move at about 8 a.m. EST. Media must arrive 
at Kennedy's Press Site by 7 a.m. for transportation to the 
operation.

Journalists without NASA Kennedy accreditation need to apply for 
credentials by noon Jan. 19. International media accreditation for 
this event is closed. Badges can be picked up at the Kennedy Space 
Center Badging Office on State Road 405. Media must apply for 
credentials online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov  

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

Inside the VAB, Atlantis will be temporarily stored while shuttle 
Endeavour undergoes transition and retirement processing. Atlantis is 
being prepared for public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor 
Complex in 2013.

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

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

For more information about the shuttles' preparations for public 
display, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle  

	
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