NASA Offers News Media Access to TDRS-K Spacecraft Jan. 11

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Jan. 8, 2013

George Diller 
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
george.h.diller@nasa.gov

Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jbuck@nasa.gov

Dewayne Washington
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt. Md.
301-286-0040
dewayne.a.washington@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-007

NASA OFFERS NEWS MEDIA ACCESS TO TDRS-K SPACECRAFT JAN. 11

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-K 
(TDRS-K), set to launch this month, will be the focus of a media 
opportunity at 10 a.m. EST Friday, Jan. 11, at the Astrotech Space 
Operations facility in Titusville, Fla. Media representatives will be 
able to photograph the TDRS-K spacecraft and interview project and 
launch program officials.

The spacecraft is the first of three next generation satellites 
designed to ensure vital operational continuity for NASA by expanding 
the lifespan of the fleet, which consists of seven satellites in 
geostationary orbit. The spacecraft provide tracking, telemetry, 
command, and high bandwidth data return services for numerous science 
and human exploration missions orbiting Earth. These include NASA's 
Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station. TDRS-K 
has a high-performance solar panel designed for more spacecraft power 
to meet the growing S-band communications requirements.

Spokespersons representing NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in 
Greenbelt, Md.; the Launch Services Program at the agency's Kennedy 
Space Center in Florida; and United Launch Alliance will be available 
for questions and interviews.

Full clean-room attire must be worn and will be furnished. Journalists 
should not wear perfume, cologne or makeup. Long pants and closed-toe 
shoes must be worn. No shorts or skirts will be permitted. 
Contamination control specialists may identify some camera equipment 
to be cleaned before taken into the high bay facility. Alcohol wipes 
will be provided. All camera equipment must be self-contained and no 
portable lights can be allowed. Flash photography will not be 
permitted; however, the facility has adequate metal halide lighting 
for pictures. Wireless microphones also are prohibited inside the 
high bay.

On Jan. 11, U.S. news media representatives may proceed directly to 
Astrotech, which is located in the Spaceport Florida Industrial Park, 
1515 Chaffee Drive, Titusville. Access will be available starting at 
9:45 a.m., and the event will begin at 10 a.m.

Only news media who are United States citizens may attend this event. 
A government issued photo identification, such as a driver's license 
or permanently issued NASA news media accreditation badge from 
Kennedy will be acceptable. In addition, proof of U.S. citizenship 
such as a passport or birth certificate also is required.

TDRS-K is scheduled to liftoff aboard an Atlas V 401 rocket from Cape 
Canaveral Air Force Station on Jan. 29 in a launch window that 
extends from 8:52 to 9:32 p.m. EST.

Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems in El Segundo, Calif., built the 
TDRS-K. NASA's Space Communications and Navigation Program, part of 
the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at NASA 
Headquarters in Washington, is responsible for the TDRS network. 
NASA's Launch Services Program at Kennedy is responsible for launch 
management. United Launch Alliance provides the Atlas V rocket and 
launch service.

Media representatives should call Kennedy's media update phone line at 
321-867-2525 on Thursday evening to confirm the event is on schedule.

For more information about TDRS-K, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/tdrs 

	
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