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
