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

Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-023

NASA TO HOLD BRIEFING ON THE SHUTTLE COMMANDER FOR APRIL FLIGHT

HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a news conference to discuss command of the
STS-134 space shuttle mission at 2 p.m. CST Friday, Feb. 4, at the
agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

The briefing participants are:
-- Mark Kelly, commander, STS-134
-- Peggy Whitson, chief, Astronaut Office
-- Brent Jett, chief, Flight Crew Operations Directorate

The news conference will be broadcast on NASA Television and the
agency's website. Reporters may ask questions from Johnson, NASA
Headquarters in Washington and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

U.S. media representatives planning to attend the briefing must
contact the NASA newsroom at one of the three facilities listed above
by 1 p.m.

Because of expected winter weather conditions, Johnson will be closed
until noon Friday. However, the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 will
be staffed beginning at 9 a.m. to receive calls from journalists
requesting credentials.

For more information on the STS-134 mission and crew, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle


Complete astronaut biographies are available at:



http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/


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



http://www.nasa.gov/ntv