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For release: 09/13/02
Satellite release #: 02-228

Attention:  Early Morning Producer
Friday, Sept. 20
6-10 a.m. EDT
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NASA’s shining star is getting bigger; International Space Station will grow again next month — tracking and viewing it to be even more fun

  • The International Space Station is about to get bigger when Space Shuttle Atlantis delivers the huge, 14-ton Starboard One truss to Space Station next month.

  • A dozen trusses will eventually form the Station’s full backbone and span 100 yards.

  • Even now, the Space Station is one of the biggest and brightest orbiting objects in space.

  • It’s home for multi-national crews and a platform for dozens of experiments.

  • It orbits Earth 16 times a day, passes over the same area several times a day and if conditions are favorable can be seen 2-3 times a month over the area.

  • Tracking and seeing the Space Station can be a “cool” family, student or class activity.

  • Web-based software provides an easy, friendly way to track and view Space Station at: http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov or http://spaceflight.nasa.gov

  • Talk to an expert about the fun of tracking the Space Station.

Who: Patrick Meyer
Computer Scientist
Marshall Space Flight Center
Satellite coordinates: GE-2, Transponder 9C,
85 degrees west longitude,
Frequency: 3880 MHz, audio: 6.8 MHz.
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