Aug.

20, 2007

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3749
katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov

George Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
george.diller-1@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-106

NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR SET TO LAND TUESDAY

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Endeavour crew, led by

Commander Scott Kelly, is scheduled to complete a 13-day mission to
the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy
Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Aug. 21. The STS-118 mission
began Aug. 8 and installed a new gyroscope, an external spare parts
platform and another truss segment to the expanding station.

NASA managers will evaluate weather conditions at Kennedy before

permitting Endeavour to return to Earth. Tuesday's landing
opportunities are at 12:32 p.m. and 2:06 p.m. EDT. The backup landing
site at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., is
available but likely will not be considered for Tuesday. The other
backup site at White Sands Space Harbor, N.M., will not be activated
on Tuesday.

Two hours after landing, NASA officials will hold a briefing to

discuss the mission. The participants are:
- NASA Administrator Michael Griffin
- NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier
- NASA Space Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach

After touchdown, the astronauts will undergo physical examinations and

meet with their families. Some crew members are expected to hold a
news conference six hours after returning to Earth.

The Kennedy press site will open for landing activities at 8 a.m.
Tuesday and close one hour after the crew news conference. The
STS-118 accreditation badges are in effect through landing. The press
accreditation building on State Road 3 will be open on Tuesday from 8
to 11 a.m. The last bus will depart from the press site for the
Shuttle Landing Facility one hour before landing. For updated
information about the landing, call 321-867-2525.

If weather prevents a Kennedy landing Tuesday, NASA will activate

backup landing sites for attempts on Wednesday. Dryden has limited
facilities available to previously accredited journalists. For
further information, call the Dryden Public Affairs Office at
661-276-3449.

If White Sands Space Harbor is called up for strong consideration as a

shuttle landing site, media desiring credentials there should contact
the White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office at 505-678-1134.
Journalists with STS-118 mission badges from NASA will be issued
credentials.

NASA managers moved Endeavour's return up a day in case Hurricane Dean

threatened mission control at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
However, the storm is not expected to affect landing.

For the latest information on the STS-118 mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

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