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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058 AC 713 483-5111

Rh Jeffrey E. Carr Release No. 90-029

Note to Editors: STS-35 (ASTRO-1) Astronaut Press Conference

The astronaut crew for Shuttle mission STS-35 (ASTRO-1) will meet with news media on Friday, April 20, to discuss their roles in the Flight, set for mid-May. The press conference will be held at the Johnson Space Center beginning at 9:30 a.m. cdt.

News media are invited to participate on location at JSC in Building 2, room 135, or via two-way audio from NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL, the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, and the Kennedy Space Center in FL.

Live NASA Select television coverage will be carried on Satcom F2R, transponder 13.

Round robin interviews with the crew will be conducted immediately following the press conference. Media who wish to participate should notify the JSC news center, 713/483-5111, as soon as possible.