NASA Kennedy to Reopen for Normal Operations Friday

Aug. 21, 2008

John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0602
john.yembrick@xxxxxxxx

Allard Beutel
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
allard.beutel@xxxxxxxx

RELEASE: 08-212

NASA KENNEDY TO REOPEN FOR NORMAL OPERATIONS FRIDAY

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Managers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center,
Fla.,
plan to reopen the center for normal operations Friday morning for
workers' first shift. A slow-moving Tropical Storm Fay has kept
Kennedy closed since Tuesday. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor
Complex also will reopen Friday.

The center was set to open Thursday morning for limited operations,
but Fay stalled off the coast from Kennedy overnight and continued to
bring heavy rain and tropical storm force wind to the area through
mid-day.

Personnel are reminded to exercise caution when entering their work
areas and report any unsafe conditions or damage to their immediate
supervisor.

Based on initial assessments, there is no damage to space flight
hardware, such as the space shuttles and Hubble Space Telescope
equipment. Some facilities did sustain minor damage. Most reports are
of water intrusion that will require mopping up.

A group of emergency personnel, known as a "ride-out crew," has been
on-site since Tuesday and will remain on-duty until Friday morning to
provide real-time assessments.

All Kennedy workers should check with the center's hurricane
information phone line for the latest status at 321-861-7900 or
1-866-572-4877 before reporting to work Friday. Updates also are
available online at:


http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy


and

http://www.nasa.gov/eoc


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