March 31, 2009 Vol. 14, No. 24

Atlantis rolls out to NASA TV to air joint crew Launch Pad 39A today news conference from ISS

Shuttle Update: spacesuits used by the U.S. and Russian ernment personnel, to showcase environ- Atlantis space agencies. NASA and contractor mental activities. The celebration will was scheduled to roll personnel are invited to attend. Ques- include information about natural re- out to Launch Pad 39A tions and comments should be sent to sources, energy conservation, recycling, at 4 a.m. today for a tar- KSC-Engineering- and environmental stewardship, including geted May 12 launch of the STS-125 Academy@mail..gov. To view future alternative fuel vehicles and environmen- Hubble servicing mission. listings, or video/PDF versions of past tally friendly products. KSC wildlife KEA events, please visit: tours also will be offered each day to a ISS Update: The two crews http://kea.ksc.nasa.gov. limited number of personnel. aboard the International Space Station The list of planned vendors includes will answer questions about their upcom-  Exhibits In Mission Briefing Room the following companies and organiza- ing change of command in a news confe- For Family Day — Interested in having tions: All About Bamboo; Rechargeable a booth or display in the Mission Briefing rence at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday. Expedi- Battery Recycling Corporation; The Room, or MBR, during the KSC Family tion 19 Commander Gennady Padalka Green Logo; Blue Earth Solutions; Bre- and Flight Engineer Michael Barratt ar- Day on April 18? You need to be a vard County Solid Waste Recycling; US rived at the station Saturday to join Japan badged employee to have a booth or dis- Fish & Wildlife Service; Peninsular Paper play in the MBR. Outside organizations Aerospace Exploration Agency Company; Grainger International Supply; or groups will not be badged for booths Koichi Wakata, Com- Creative Recycling Systems; Indian Riv- mander and Flight Engi- or displays in the MBR. Space is limited, er Lagoon National Estuary Program; so reserve your space soon. The deadline neer Yury Lonchakov. Fincke and Brevard County Office of Natural Re- to reserve booth space in the MBR is Fri- Lonchakov have been living and working source Management; Wal-Mart; Envi- aboard the station since October. They day. For more information and to reserve ronmentally Endangered Lands; will return to Earth on April 7 with space- your spot in the MBR, contact Andres Dynamac; EG&G; ISC and USA. flight participant . A U.S. Adorno at [email protected] software engineer, Simonyi will spend 10 or 861-8864.  Weight Watchers At Work Pro- gram — Weight Watchers is starting a days on the station under a commercial  Earth Day agreement with the Russian Federal new 16-week series this week in the HQ 2009 at KSC — Bldg./Room 2254. The meetings are Space Agency. This is his second stay on KSC will celebrate every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to noon. the station. He also will be available to Earth Day on April Stop by and check us out! If you have answer questions during the news confe- 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 rence. specific questions, please contact Marilyn p.m. in the Clark at 504-2979.  KEA: Overview of USA and Rus- O&C/Mission Brief- ing Room, Room sian Spacesuits — The Kennedy Engi- Countdown is published every Tuesday & Thurs- neering Academy hosts Dr. Felix Soto 1144 and April 23 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the MFF Cafeteria. The theme for this day for NASA KSC employees. Deadlines are Toro and Jose "Joey" Marmolejo, who 9 a.m. Mondays & Wednesdays. E-mail news to will present “Overview of U.S.A. and year is “You Can Make a Difference from [email protected]. For questions or informa- Russian EVA Spacesuits,” from 9 to Earth to Space.” tion, e-mail or call 867-2815. You can also find 10:30 a.m. on April 8 at the KSC Train- KSC will participate in this nation- PDF editions of Countdown on the Web at: ing Auditorium. This presentation will wide event by hosting approximately 20 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/cou compare past, present and future EVA vendors, including local and county gov- ntdown/countdown_toc.html.