Michigan Astronaut to Fly on Next Space Shuttle Mission

Andrew Feustel, who was born in Lake Orion, Mich., will make his first journey
into orbit on space shuttle Atlantis' mission to service the Hubble Space
Telescope. Atlantis is targeted to launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in
Florida on May 12 at 1:31 p.m. EDT.

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To cover the launch of Atlantis on-site, U.S. reporters must request
credentials for Kennedy by May 1. The deadline for foreign reporters is April
19. Media representatives should submit requests online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov

NASA Television will feature prerecorded individual interviews with the crew
members beginning April 20. For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule
information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

Mission Specialist Feustel is one of seven astronauts who will fly on the
space shuttle's fifth and final servicing mission to Hubble. The 11-day flight
will include five spacewalks to make repairs and upgrades to the telescope,
extending its life into the next decade.

Feustel attended Lake Orion High School and received an associate degree from
Oakland Community College in Michigan, a master's degree in geophysics from
Purdue University, and his doctorate in geological sciences from Queen's
University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

For Feustel's complete biography, visit:

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/feustel-aj.html

For the latest information about the Hubble servicing mission and crew, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

CONTACT: John Yembrick, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358-1100,
john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov, or Candrea Thomas, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.,
+1-321-867-2468, candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov, both of NASA

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SOURCE NASA