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SPACE.COM to Cover NASA Endeavour Earth Mapping Mission Live; Site to Feature Japanese Language SectionNEW YORK, January 28, 2000 - SPACE.COM will feature minute-by-minute coverage of NASA's Endeavour STS-99 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). www.space.com coverage of the 11-day mission includes live video Webcasts of pre-launch, ascent and orbit activities; a special Japanese language section; live countdown and launch reports, EarthKAM photos; live chats; SPACE.COM's SkyWatcher's Guide; mission milestone countdown clocks; breaking news stories and daily feature articles."Our team of veteran aerospace and science reporters, industry insiders, Web specialists and designers will be working around the clock to provide the most comprehensive and unique shuttle mission coverage available," said Dr. Sally Ride, President of SPACE.COM. "In addition to our regular coverage, we are especially proud to offer a Japanese language `mini-site' in honor of Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri and to support the Japanese schools involved in the EarthKAM project on this mission." The shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to blast off from the Kennedy Space Center on Monday, January 31 at 12:47 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and land at 4:55 p.m. on February 11. The goal of Endeavour's international crew SPACE.COM Mission Control Center STS-99 highlights:
Past events covered live on SPACE.COM include the world's first commercial satellite launch from sea; NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter Investigation Board Report; NASA's Discovery STS-103 Hubble Telescope Repair Mission and the JAWsat rocket launch. About SPACE.COM SPACE.COM is the definitive space site on the web, offering the richest, most compelling, entertaining and educational content for everyone from astronauts and backyard stargazers to educators and science fiction buffs. SPACE.COM also features the ultimate space news and entertainment web site for kids - spaceKids.com. SPACE.COM is headquartered in New York City with news bureaus in Cape Canaveral, Houston, Pasadena and Washington, D.C. CONTACT: Toni DiMartino, 212/703-5828, tdimartino@space.com www.space.com
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