Note to Editors/News Directors:
NAME FOR U.S. LABORATORY TO BE UNVEILED AT KSC MEDIA EVENT ON DEC. 1

The U.S. Laboratory module, considered the centerpiece of the International Space Station, will have its official name unveiled at a media event to be held in the KSC Space Station Processing Facility on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The unveiling and brief remarks will occur in front of the module. The U.S. Laboratory is planned for launch aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on the sixth International Space Station construction flight currently targeted to occur in Feb. 2000.

Participating in the unveiling will be Roy D. Bridges, Director, Kennedy Space Center, and Randy Brinkley, Program Manager, International Space Station, Johnson Space Center. Astronauts from the STS-98 flight crew participating will include Ken Cockrell, Commander; Mark Polansky, Pilot; and Marsha Ivins, Mission Specialist. Other crew members may also attend.

Departure for media representatives from the KSC Press Site to the Space Station Processing Facility will occur at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Since media will be taken inside the high bay, long pants and closed-toe shoes are required. No shorts are allowed. Also, no food, tobacco, lighters, matches, knives or graphite pencils can be permitted inside the high bay. Media will be returned to the KSC Press Site by 1:15 p.m.

STS-88 mission badges will be used for this event. Those needing accreditation should contact the KSC News Center at 407/867-2468 by the close of business on Monday, Nov. 30.