{"id":6962,"date":"2010-01-29T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-29T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/nasa-sets-shuttle-endeavour-prelaunch-events-and-countdown-details\/"},"modified":"2010-01-29T09:47:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-29T09:47:00","slug":"nasa-sets-shuttle-endeavour-prelaunch-events-and-countdown-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/space-station\/nasa-sets-shuttle-endeavour-prelaunch-events-and-countdown-details.php","title":{"rendered":"NASA Sets Shuttle Endeavour Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details"},"content":{"rendered":"
News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center<\/span> in Florida are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Endeavour<\/span>.

The shuttle's STS-130 mission<\/span> to the International Space Station<\/span><\/a> is scheduled to lift off at 4:39 a.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 7. STS-130<\/span> is the final scheduled shuttle <\/span>night launch.<\/p>

Detailed countdown milestones, news briefing times and participants, and hours of operation for Kennedy's news center and media credentialing office are available at:
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http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/shuttle\/news<\/a>
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A NASA blog <\/span>will provide countdown updates beginning at 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6. Originating from Kennedy, the blog <\/span>is the definitive Internet source for information leading up to launch. During the mission, visitors to NASA<\/a>'s shuttle Web site<\/span> can read about the crew's progress and watch the mission's three spacewalks live. As Endeavour<\/span>'s flight concludes, the NASA blog<\/span> will detail the spacecraft<\/span>'s return to Earth<\/span>. For NASA<\/span>'s launch blog and continuous mission updates, visit:
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http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/shuttle<\/a>
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The NASA News Twitter feed<\/span> will be updated during the launch countdown, mission and landing. To follow, visit:
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http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/NASA<\/a>
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STS-130 astronaut<\/span> Nicholas Patrick <\/span>will be tweeting about his pre-launch preparations and providing updates to his Twitter account during the shuttle mission. Follow Patrick <\/span>at:
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http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Astro_Nicholas<\/a>
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For NASA TV<\/span> streaming video, scheduling and downlink information, visit:
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http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ntv<\/a>
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Endeavour's flight begins the final year of shuttle operations<\/span>. Five missions are planned in 2010, with the final flight targeted for launch in September.

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