NASA TV To Air Space Station Crew's New Year's Message

WASHINGTON -- NASA TV will air a special New Year's message from International Space Station Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Sandy Magnus beginning on Monday's noon EST Video File (newsfeed).

From their vantage point 220 miles above Earth, the astronauts express their year-end thoughts on the significance of the international outpost and their New Year's wish for the complex in 2009. The crew also shares their wish for peace in the languages of all of the countries represented in the space station partnership.

For the NASA TV downlink, streaming video and scheduling information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more about the space station and the Expedition 18 mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station

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