NASA Invites Media To Shuttle Photo Opportunity March 9

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March 5, 2012

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

MEDIA ADVISORY: M17-12

NASA INVITES MEDIA TO SHUTTLE PHOTO OPPORTUNITY MARCH 9

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to a photo opportunity of 
two space shuttles moving to different locations at NASA's Kennedy 
Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 9. 

Shuttle Discovery will move from its current location, Orbiter 
Processing Facility-1 (OPF-1), and be parked between OPF-1 and the 
Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Shuttle Atlantis will be moved from 
the VAB to take Discovery's place in OPF-1. This move provides an 
opportunity to see both shuttles together as Atlantis is rolled past 
Discovery.

Discovery's first motion is set for about 9 a.m. EST. Media must 
arrive at Kennedy's Press Site by 8 a.m. for transportation to the 
event.

U.S. journalists without NASA Kennedy accreditation need to apply for 
credentials by noon, March 8. 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 representatives must 
apply for credentials online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov  

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

The move is scheduled to be the final time that Discovery will roll 
out of an OPF. Discovery will remain temporarily in the VAB until 
April. Discovery is set to be transported atop a modified 747 jet to 
Dulles International Airport in Virginia on April 17. It then will be 
moved on April 19 to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum 
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles for permanent public display.

In OPF-1, Atlantis will undergo preparations for public display at the 
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and is scheduled to roll over to 
the complex in November. The visitor complex plans to open its 
display of Atlantis in July 2013.

Highlights of the move will air on 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 shuttle's preparations for public 
display, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/transition 

	
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