Ceremony Reset for ESA Handover of Tranquility to NASA

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WASHINGTON -- The transfer of ownership of the Tranquility node from
the European Space Agency, or ESA, to NASA has been rescheduled for 2
p.m. EST, Friday, Nov. 20. NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida
will host the commemorative ceremony at NASA's Space Station
Processing Facility.

Tranquility is a pressurized module that will provide room for many of
the station's life support systems. Attached to the node is a cupola,
a unique work station with windows on its six sides and top. The
module will be delivered to the station during space shuttle
Endeavour's STS-130 mission, targeted for launch Feb. 4, 2010.

Tranquility is the last element of a barter agreement for station
hardware. ESA contributed the node in exchange for NASA's delivery of
ESA's Columbus laboratory to the station. Thales Alenia Space in
Turin, Italy, built the module.

NASA, ESA, Thales and Boeing managers involved in building and
processing the node for flight will be available for a
question-and-answer session after the ceremony. Journalists planning
to attend must arrive at Kennedy's news center by 1 p.m. Participants
must be dressed in full-length pants, flat shoes that entirely cover
the feet, and shirts with sleeves.

Reporters without permanent Kennedy credentials should submit a
request online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov

International media accreditation for this event is closed. U.S.
reporters must apply by 4:30 p.m., Nov. 17. For more information on
the space station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station

Source: NASA