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Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington           June 2, 2003
(Phone: 202/358-0951)

Rob Navias
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N03-053

PROGRESS DOCKING PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH ISS CREW

     More than a month into their six-month mission aboard 
the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Ed Lu and 
cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko are awaiting the arrival of an 
unmanned Progress supply ship on June 11. Members of the 
media are invited to interview the Expedition 7 crew in 
conjunction with the event. 

The media have regular opportunities to talk with the crew 
via downlink television and audio capability from the Space 
Station. Interviews are usually scheduled on weekdays 
between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Eastern Time, as the crew's 
schedule allows. Typically, there are two weekly 
opportunities available. Each selected media client has up 
to approximately 10 minutes of interview time. 

Because of communications issues from the Station involving 
TV and audio capability, live-to-tape interviews are 
preferred for broadcast media. All interviews are carried 
live on NASA Television. Interview windows are usually made 
available to clients five to seven days before the event.

If you are interested in interviewing the International 
Space Station crew in orbit, please contact Rob Navias, 
Johnson Space Center, 281/483-5111.

NASA TV is broadcast on AMC-2, Transponder 9C at 85 degrees 
west longitude, vertical polarization, with a frequency of 
3880 MHz, and audio of 6.8 MHz.

For more information about NASA and human space flight on 
the Internet, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

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