NASA Updates Broadcast Plans For Japanese Cargo Flight To Station

[NASA News <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jan. 20, 2011

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

Kelly Humphries 
Johnson Space Center, Houston 
281-483-5111 
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-011

NASA UPDATES BROADCAST PLANS FOR JAPANESE CARGO FLIGHT TO STATION

HOUSTON -- The launch of the H-II Transfer Vehicle "Kounotori2" (HTV2) 
planned for Thursday, Jan. 20, was rescheduled due to a forecast for 
weather conditions that would exceed launch restrictions. The Japan 
Aerospace Exploration Agency reset the launch for 11:37 p.m. CST on 
Friday, Jan. 21. 

NASA still plans live television coverage of the launch from 
Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. With an adjusted 
rendezvous plan, the grapple and attachment of the cargo ship to the 
International Space Station remain planned for Thursday, Jan. 27, and 
also will be covered live on NASA Television. 

NASA TV's updated programming schedule for HTV2 events includes (all 
times CST): 

Friday, Jan. 21: 
11 p.m. -- Launch coverage, anchored from NASA's Johnson Space Center 
in Houston, begins. Launch is scheduled at 11:37 p.m. 

Thursday, Jan. 27: 
5 a.m. -- Grapple coverage, anchored from Johnson, begins. The grapple 
of HTV2 is scheduled at 5:44 a.m. 
8 a.m. -- Berthing coverage, anchored from Johnson, begins. The 
attachment should be complete at approximately 10 a.m. 

For more information about Kounotori2 and the H-IIB launch vehicle, 
visit: 



http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/h2bf2/index_e.html 


For more information about the International Space Station, visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov/station 


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




http://www.nasa.gov/ntv   

	
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