Space Shuttle Atlantis Crew Set to Land in Florida Friday


Nov. 25, 2009

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

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
katherine.trinidad@xxxxxxxx

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-226

SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS CREW SET TO LAND IN FLORIDA FRIDAY

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member
crew are expected to return to Earth on Friday, Nov. 27, after an
11-day mission. The two landing opportunities at NASA's Kennedy Space
Center in Florida are at 9:44 a.m. and 11:19 a.m. EST.

NASA will evaluate weather conditions at Kennedy before permitting
Atlantis and its crew to land. If bad weather prevents a return to
Florida on Friday or Saturday, both Kennedy and the backup landing
site at Edwards Air Force Base in California will be activated for
consideration on Sunday. For recorded updates about the shuttle
landing, call 321-867-2525.

Approximately two hours after landing, NASA officials will hold a
briefing to discuss the mission. The participants will be:

- Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administrator for Space Operations
- Mike Moses, space shuttle launch integration manager
- Mike Leinbach, NASA shuttle launch director

After touchdown in Florida, the astronauts will undergo physical
examinations and meet with their families. They are expected to make
brief remarks at the runway and hold a news conference approximately
six hours after landing. The news events will be broadcast live on
NASA Television and the agency's Web site.

The Kennedy news center will open for landing activities at 5 a.m.
Friday and close at 5 p.m., or one hour after the last media event.

The STS-129 media badges are in effect through landing. The media
accreditation building on State Road 3 will be open Friday from 6
a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The last bus will depart from the news center for
the Shuttle Landing Facility one hour before landing.

If the landing is diverted to Edwards, reporters should call NASA's
Dryden Flight Research Center public affairs office at 661-276-3449.
Dryden has limited facilities available for previously accredited
journalists.

The NASA News Twitter feed is updated throughout the shuttle mission
and landing. To access the feed, visit:

http://www.twitter.com/nasa

For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming
video, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For the latest information about the STS-129 mission and
accomplishments, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle


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