Oct. 27, 2005 Vol. 10, No. 75 KSC event Nov. 1 celebrates NASA TV airs panel today marking STS-114 mission and crew five years on space station “You and members of your household are cordially invited to join me in celebrating the success of the STS-114 mission on November 1, at the KSC Visitor Complex from 6 - 9:30 p.m. Tickets for employees are free and available at the NASA Exchange Stores. Tickets for family members can be purchased for $5/person (children under age 2 are free) at the NASA Exchange Stores through Friday. In addition to the STS-114 crew's mission briefing, your ticket includes food, Dippin’ Dots ice cream, drinks, music and IMAX movies. Please join me in welcoming the crew home to KSC. See you there!” James Kennedy, Center Director V NASA Marks Five Years on the Mike Fincke, Expedition 9 flight Command; The Honorable Dr. International Space Station: NASA engineer. Ronald M. Sega, Under Secretary of is celebrating five years of human the Air Force; and Patricia Grace Q Launching New Opportunities — space flight on the International Smith, associate administrator for The space industry is changing Space Station with special activities Commercial Space Transportation, rapidly, and the economic stakes for over the next two weeks. Events start Federal Aviation Administration. Florida are enormous. New at 3 p.m. today with a panel Conference information is available directions in spacecraft, basic and discussion and news conference titled at http://www.floridaspace.org. applied research, space tourism, “Five Years in Space: The Station national security and commercial Q Reminder — The NASA Astronauts,” featuring former station space present vast opportunities for Exchange Book Fair continues residents at NASA's Johnson Space every county in Florida. Learn more through Friday in the MFF Café, and Center in Houston, The event airs about them at Florida Space 2005 Nov. 1-2 in the HQ Café. Don’t live on NASA TV and will include being held Nov. 15-17 at the KSC forget to check out the Christmas questions from media and employees Visitor Complex. merchandise in the retail stores. at Johnson and other participating Center Director Jim Kennedy will Store hours and locations are as NASA locations. Video highlights of participate in the panel titled follows: HQ (7 a.m.-4:30 p.m.), OSB the past five years on the station will “Tapping Our Full Potential.” (7 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.), SSPF (8 a.m. - 4 air before the discussion. Featured speakers are The Honorable p.m.) and O&C (8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.). Panelists are Jim Voss, Expedition Toni Jennings, lieutenant governor of 2 flight engineer; Peggy Whitson, Q Did You Know? Daylight-saving Florida; Dr. Michael Griffin, NASA Expedition 5 flight engineer; Ed Lu, time ends Sunday. Remember to turn administrator; Gen. Lance W. Lord, Expedition 7 flight engineer; Michael your clocks back one hour. USAF, commander, Air Force Space Foale, Expedition 8 commander; and KSC Countdown is published every Tuesday & Thursday. Deadlines are 10 a.m. Mondays & Wednesdays. E-mail news to [email protected]. For questions or information, e-mail or call 321-867-2815. Find KSC Countdown on the Internet at http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/countdown/countdown-toc.html .