Progress Docking Provides Opportunity to Talk With International Space Station 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.
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