NASA Issues Statement on New SpaceX Launch Date

[NASA News <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

May 4, 2012

Michael Braukus 
Headquarters, Washington      
202-358-1979 
michael.j.braukus@xxxxxxxx 

Josh Byerly 
Johnson Space Center, Houston 
281-483-5111 
josh.byerly@xxxxxxxx 

RELEASE: 12-149

NASA ISSUES STATEMENT ON NEW SPACEX LAUNCH DATE

WASHINGTON -- In response to today's SpaceX announcement finalizing a 
new target date for the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon 
spacecraft, NASA issued the following statement from William 
Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Human Exploration and 
Operations at the agency's Headquarters in Washington: 

"After additional reviews and discussions between the SpaceX and NASA 
teams, we are in a position to proceed toward this important launch. 
The teamwork provided by these teams is phenomenal. There are a few 
remaining open items but we are ready to support SpaceX for its new 
launch date of May 19." 

For more information on the flight, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/spacex 


For more information on the International Space Station, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/station 


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

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

	
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