NASA TV VIDEO-FILE RUNDOWN for Friday, January 11, 2008 - 1 p.m.

Video-File Schedule:
Media Channel (#103) 4 and 9 a.m., 12, 4, 8 and 10 p.m.
Public Channel (#101) 12, 4 and 9 a.m., 12, 6 and 10 p.m.
(All times Eastern)

ITEM 1 - EXTERNAL TANK FOR STS-123 MATED TO SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - KSC (NEW)

The external fuel tank for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 launch was mated
to the twin solid rocket boosters on the afternoon of Jan. 10 in Kennedy Space
Center's
Vehicle Assembly Building. Work to remove and replace the feed through connector
on the
external tank will be done in parallel with integrated testing in preparation for
Endeavour
to join the stack later in January.

TRT: 10:53
Super: NASA
Center Contact: George Diller, 321-867-2468
HQ Contact: John Yembrick, 202-358-0602
For more info, www.nasa.gov/shuttle

ITEM 2 - SOLAR CYCLE 24 BEGINS WITH FIRST SUNSPOT - GSFC (NEW)

The year 2007 was a quiet part of the sun�s 11-year activity cycle with very few
flares and sunspots. Only a few days into the new year however solar physicists
at NASA caught sight of a sunspot that has been declared the first activity of
Solar Cycle 24.
The onset of a new solar cycle is significant because of the threats it poses to
our increasingly
space-based technological society.

TRT: 4:49
Supers: NASA/ESA/JAXA
Center Contact: Andy Freeberg, 301-286-0746
HQ Contact: Dwayne Brown, 202-358-3092
For more info: www.science.nasa.gov

ITEM 3 - NASA OBSERVES THE 2007-2008 LA NI�A - GSFC (REPLAY)

Cool, wet conditions in the Northwest, frigid weather on the Plains, and record
dry conditions in the Southeast, all signs that La Ni�a is in full swing. With
winter gearing up, a moderate La Ni�a is hitting its peak. And we are just
beginning
to see the full effects of this oceanographic phenomenon, as La Ni�a episodes are
typically strongest in January.

TRT: 6:43
Supers: NASA
Center Contact: Laura Spector, 301-286-0918
HQ Contact: Steve Cole, 202-358-0918
For more info: www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/lanina.html
ITEM 4 - TESTING OF ECO CONNECTOR AT MSFC - MSFC (REPLAY)

Engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., are examining
the external plug and feed through connector for the space shuttle's external
tank.
The components were removed from the external tank at the Kennedy Space Center,
Fla.,
Dec. 29, and may be the source of recent faulty engine cutoff sensor circuit
readings.
The external plug and feed through connector are at Marshall for nondestructive
and
cryogenic testing, scheduled to occur over the next two weeks. New external parts
are
being soldered to ensure pin-to-socket connectivity and allow continuous
electrical flow
from sensors inside the external tank to the shuttle's computers. After this work
is accomplished
and certified, the redesigned configuration will be approved for flight. The Space
Shuttle Program
will take time to assess progress of the work before setting a target launch date.

TRT: 7:05
Super: NASA
Center Contact: Steve Roy, 256-544-0034
HQ Contact: Michael Curie, 202-358-4715
For more info: www.nasa.gov/shuttle

ITEM 5 - STATION CREW DISCUSSES LIFE IN SPACE WITH REPORTERS - JSC (REPLAY)

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson

and flight engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Dan Tani discussed the status of their
mission during a pair of in-flight interviews on Jan. 10, 2008, with reporters
from WHO-TV in Des Moines, Iowa, and WMAQ-TV in Chicago.

TRT: 17;00
Super: NASA
Center Contact: Rob Navias, 281-483-5111
HQ Contact: John Yembrick, 202-358-0602
For more info: www.nasa.gov/station

ITEM 6 - ASTRONAUTS OFFER FITNESS TIPS, INSPIRATION FOR NEW YEAR - JSC (REPLAY)

NASA astronauts maintain a rigorous physical fitness program to prepare, maintain,

and rehabilitate themselves before, during, and after long duration space
missions.
Video includes various NASA astronauts exercising in space as well as Expedition
15
Flight Engineer Clay Anderson's rehabilitation exercise regime now that he has
returned
from a five month mission to the International Space Station.

TRT: 4:32
Supers: NASA
Center Contact: Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters, 281-483-5111
HQ Contact: Katherine Trinidad, 202-358-3749
For more information: www.nasa.gov/station

ITEM 7 - NASA�s MESSENGER SPACECRAFT MAKES HISTORIC FLIGHT PAST MERCURY

� JHUAPL (REPLAY)

On January 14, 2008, more than three decades after the last spacecraft
visit to Mercury, NASA�s MESSENGER will pass just 125 miles above
Mercury's surface. Extensive scientific observations are planned during
this encounter, including pictures of a large portion of Mercury's
surface that has never before been seen by a spacecraft. Launched in
August 2004, MESSENGER will begin a yearlong orbit mission around the
innermost planet in March 2011.

TRT: 13:00
Super: NASA
JHUAPL Contact: Paulette Campbell 240-228-6792
HQ Contact: Dwayne Brown 202-358-1726
For more info: www.nasa.gov

ITEM 8 - JET POWER AND BLACK HOLE ASSORTMENT REVEALED IN NEW CHANDRA
IMAGE � CXC (REPLAY)

A dramatic new Chandra image of the nearby galaxy Centaurus A provides

one of the best views to date of the effects of an active supermassive
black hole. Opposing jets of high-energy particles can be seen
extending to the outer reaches of the galaxy, and numerous smaller
black holes in binary star systems are also visible.

TRT: 2:26
Super: NASA/Chandra X-ray Observatory
Center Contact: Jennifer Morcone 256-544-7199
CXC Contact: Megan Watzke 617-496-7998
HQ Contact: Grey Hautaluoma 202-358-0668
For more info: www.nasa.gov

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NASA TV DAILY SCHEDULE

January 15, Tuesday

10 a.m. - ISS Expedition 16 In-Flight Interviews with WHO Radio, Des Moines, IA -
JSC (Public and Media Channels)
2 p.m. - Expedition 17/South Korean Spaceflight Participant Crew News Conference -
JSC (Public and Media Channels)

January 17, Thursday

1 p.m. - NASA Lecture Series Presentation from the "Newseum" - HQ (Public and
Media Channels)

January 23, Wednesday

11:25 a.m. - ISS Expedition 16 Educational In-Flight Event with the Exploration
Place, Wichita, Kansas
- JSC (Public, Media and Education Channels)

January 24, Thursday

9:25 a.m. - ISS Expedition 16 In-Flight Interview with the Chicago Daily Herald -
JSC (Public and Media Channels)
12:30 p.m. - NASA Science Mission Directorate's Earth Science Update - HQ (Public
and Media Channels)

January 30, Wednesday

1 p.m. - MESSENGER M1 Flyby News Conference - HQ (Public and Media Channels)

January 31, Thursday

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - ISS Automated Transfer Vehicle Preflight Briefing - JSC
(Public and Media Channels)
11:15 a.m. - NASA Aeronautics Technical Seminar on "Synthetic and Enhanced Vision
Systems and Equivalent Visual Operations"
- HQ (Education Channel)

February 1, Friday
10 a.m. - Columbia 5th Anniversary Ceremony - KSC (Public and Media Channels)

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