Media Advisory/REMINDER: New Date for the Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour With Canadian Astronaut Julie Payette Aboard

Mission STS-127 is one of the last major assembly flights for the International Space Station (ISS) and will consist of several space walks and robotics operations for the crew. During the 16-day mission, Julie Payette will operate all three robotic arms: Canadarm, Canadarm2 and the Japanese arm.

Journalists who cannot be on site will be able to follow the event live on the Canadian Space Agency Web site at www.asc-csa.gc.ca.

What:        Launch of Endeavour Space Shuttle for STS-127 mission

When:        Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 7:39 p.m. EDT

Who:         Benoit Marcotte, Director General, Operations

Schedule:    7:05 p.m. EDT   Comments by Benoit Marcotte
             7:10 p.m. EDT   Video message from Julie Payette (2 minutes)
             7:39 p.m. EDT   Launch
             7:50 p.m. EDT   Interviews

Where:       Canadian Space Agency
             6767 Route de l'Aeroport
             Longueuil, Quebec

To schedule interviews with CSA spokespersons, please contact CSA Media Relations at 450-926-4370.

For details on the mission, visit the Canadian Space Agency website at http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/sts-127/default.asp

Video, animations and pictures are available at this address: ftp://ftp.asc-csa.gc.ca/users/sts127/pub/