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John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0602

George Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468

MEDIA ADVISORY: 36-07

SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR TO MOVE TO PAD, CREW READY FOR

COUNTDOWN TEST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour is set to

embark on its journey to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space
Center, Fla., targeted for Tuesday, July 10. First motion is
scheduled for 12:01 a.m. EDT. The following milestone for the
shuttle's mission, STS-118, will be a full launch dress rehearsal.
Endeavour is targeted to launch on Aug. 7 for an 11-day mission to
the International Space Station.

The fully assembled space shuttle vehicle, consisting of the orbiter,

external tank and twin solid rocket boosters, will be mounted on a
mobile launcher platform and delivered to the pad via a crawler
transporter. It travels just under 1 mph during the 3.4 mile journey.
The process is expected to take approximately six hours.

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the rollout beginning at

6 a.m. EDT as Endeavour approaches the launch pad. Video highlights
of the rollout will air on NASA TV's Video File segments.

Permanently badged media should contact the Kennedy News Center at

321-867-2468 by 4 p.m. Monday, July 9, if they plan to attend rollout
activities. Media must arrive at Kennedy's press site by 6:30 a.m.
EDT on Tuesday, July 10, for transportation to the viewing area.

The next event at Kennedy is July 16-19, when the astronauts and
ground crews for the mission participate in a launch dress rehearsal,
known as the terminal countdown demonstration test. The test provides
the crew of each shuttle mission with an opportunity to participate
in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment
familiarization and emergency egress training.
U.S. media requesting access to attend the demonstration test events
must apply separately and in addition to the STS-118 mission badge.
Foreign news media accreditation for this event is closed. U.S. media
without Kennedy Space Center credentials should apply online by 4
p.m. July 12 at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov

The crew includes Commander Scott Kelly, Pilot Charles Hobaugh and
Mission Specialists Tracy Caldwell, Richard Mastracchio, Canadian
Space Agency astronaut David Williams, Barbara Morgan and Alvin Drew.

Media Events (All Times Eastern)

July 16 - STS-118 Crew Arrival: The crew will arrive at 1 p.m. at the
Shuttle Landing Facility and make a statement. Media should arrive at
Kennedy's News Center by noon for transportation to the facility. The
arrival will be carried live on NASA TV.

July 18 - STS-118 Crew Media Q&A: The crew of Endeavour will take
media questions at Launch Pad 39A at 8:30 a.m. Media must arrive at
the News Center by 7:15 a.m. for transportation to the launch pad.
The session will be carried live on NASA TV.

July 19 - STS-118 Crew Walkout Photo Opportunity: The astronauts will

depart from the Operations and Checkout Building at 7:45 a.m. in
their flight entry suits in preparation for the countdown
demonstration test at the launch pad. Media need to arrive at the
News Center by 6:30 a.m. to cover the event. There will be no live
NASA TV coverage.

The events will take place in operational areas, so all participants

must be properly dressed in full-length pants, flat shoes that
entirely cover the feet and shirts with sleeves. Tank tops are not
allowed.

Dates and times of events are subject to change. To monitor rollout

updates and status changes, please call the NASA News Center
codaphone at 321-867-2525.

For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming

video, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For information about the STS-118 mission and crew, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

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