Tune in for crew press conference

The crewmembers of the shuttle and the ISS spoke at a press conference today.

All ten members of Endeavour and the International Space Station will be questioned by members of the media in a crew press conference at 1:34 p.m. EDT.

The Endeavour crew is likely to be asked their reaction to NASA's decision not to repair a small divot in the shuttle's underbelly. The divot poses no danger to the crew, NASA says.

The ISS and shuttle this afternoon will pass within five kilometers of a piece of space debris hurled from the space station in July. Crew members might be concerned.

The crew also is likely to be asked their opinion of the education mission of Barbara Morgan, who served as back up to the late Christa McAuliffe. Morgan, an astronaut since 1998, has also operated the robot arm and overseen payload operations.

To watch the event on NASA-TV, click on the prompt in the caption at the top of this blog entry.

Look for coverage of the press conference in The Flame Trench.