Candrea Thomas
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov
John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0602
john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-190
NASA SETS MEDIA CREDENTIALS DEADLINES FOR NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT
WASHINGTON -- NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for space
shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission, targeted to launch Nov. 16. The
15-day flight will deliver equipment and supplies to the
International Space Station in preparation for expansion from a three
to six person resident crew aboard the complex. The mission also will
include four spacewalks to service the station's Solar Alpha Rotary
Joints and repair the starboard joint, which has been in limited use
since September 2007.
All U.S. and international media must apply for credentials to attend
the liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida or cover the
mission from other NASA centers. To be accredited, media must work
for legitimate, verifiable news-gathering organizations. Reporters
may need to submit requests for credentials at multiple NASA
facilities.
Additional time may be required to process accreditation requests by
journalists from certain designated countries. Designated countries
include those with which the United States has no diplomatic
relations, on the State Department's list of state sponsors of
terrorism, are under U.S. sanction or embargo, or which raise
proliferation concerns. Please contact the accrediting NASA center
for details. Journalists should confirm they have been accredited
before they travel.
No substitutions of credentials are allowed at any NASA facility. If
the STS-126 launch is delayed, the deadline for domestic media may be
extended on a day-by-day basis.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
Reporters applying for credentials at Kennedy should submit requests
via the Web at:
https://media.ksc.nasa.gov Media must use work e-mail addresses, not personal accounts, when
applying. Once accreditation is approved, applicants will receive
confirmation via e-mail.
Accredited media with mission badges will have access to Kennedy from
launch through the end of the mission. Application deadlines for
mission badges are Nov. 3 for U.S. journalists and Oct. 20 for
foreign reporters.
Access requests must be submitted separately for Endeavour's launch
dress rehearsal activities, known as the Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test, Oct. 27-29. U.S. reporters must apply by Oct. 17
and foreign journalists by Oct. 13.
Media with special logistic requests for the Kennedy Space Center,
such as space for satellite trucks, trailers, electrical connections
or work space, must contact Laurel Lichtenberger at
laurel.a.lichtenberger@nasa.gov by Oct. 31.
Work space in the News Center and the News Center Annex is provided on
a first-come basis - one space per organization. To set up temporary
telephone, fax, ISDN or network lines, media must make arrangements
with BellSouth at 800-213-4988. Media must have an assigned seat in
the Kennedy newsroom prior to setting up lines. To obtain an assigned
seat, contact Patricia Christian at patricia.christian-1@nasa.gov.
Media must have a public affairs escort to any other area of Kennedy,
except the Launch Complex 39 cafeteria.
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
Media may obtain Johnson Space Center credentials by calling the
Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 or presenting Kennedy STS-126
mission credentials. Media planning to cover the mission only from
Johnson need to apply for credentials only at Johnson. Deadlines for
submitting Johnson accreditation requests are Oct. 20 for non-U.S.
media, regardless of citizenship, and Nov. 5 for U.S. media who are
U.S. citizens.
Media covering the mission from Johnson using Kennedy credentials also
must contact the Johnson newsroom by Nov. 5 to arrange workspace,
phone lines and other logistics. Johnson is responsible for
credentialing media if the shuttle lands at White Sands Space Harbor,
N.M. If a landing is imminent at White Sands, Johnson will arrange
credentials.
DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER
Notice for a space shuttle landing at Dryden Flight Research Center on
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., could be short. Domestic media should
consider accrediting Los Angeles-based personnel who could travel
quickly to Dryden. Deadlines for submitting Dryden Flight Research
Center accreditation requests are Oct. 22 for non-U.S. media,
regardless of citizenship, and Nov. 20 for U.S. media who are U.S.
citizens or who have permanent residency status.
For Dryden media credentials, U.S. citizens and permanent resident
aliens representing domestic media must provide their full name, date
of birth, place of birth, media organization, the last six digits of
their social security number and driver's license number, including
the name of the issuing state. Permanent resident aliens must also
provide their alien registration number and its expiration date.
In addition to the above requirements, foreign media representatives,
regardless of citizenship, must provide their citizenship, visa or
passport number and their expiration dates. Permanent resident aliens
representing foreign media must provide their alien registration
number and its expiration date.
Media representatives should e-mail requests for credentials as an
attachment on their company letterhead to DrydenPAO@nasa.gov or fax
requests to 661-276-3566. Requests must include a phone number and
business e-mail address for follow-up contact.
NASA PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACTS:
Kennedy Space Center: Candrea Thomas, 321-867-2468,
candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov
Johnson Space Center: James Hartsfield, 281-483-5111,
james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov
Dryden Flight Research Center: Leslie Williams, 661-276-3893,
leslie.a.williams@nasa.gov
For information about the STS-126 mission, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle For information about the space station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
