Nov. 23, 2005

Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington
Phone: (202)358-4769

Nicole Cloutier
Johnson Space Center, Houston
Phone: (281)483-5111 

Gina Soliz
Warner Bros., Burbank, Calif.
Phone: (818)954-6705 

RELEASE: 05-414

'HARRY POTTER' SCREENED FOR NASA SPACE STATION ASTRONAUT

International Space Station Commander Bill McArthur got a very special 
viewing of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" this week. 

The movie was transmitted from Mission Control in Houston Tuesday to 
McArthur, who asked to see the movie. As part of NASA's regular 
assistance to crew members on long-duration space flights, NASA 
contacted the maker of the Harry Potter movies, Warner Bros. 
Pictures, in the hopes that they might work some magic and help 
McArthur see the film while in space. Together they worked to send 
the film to McArthur.

International Space Station crew members have busy work schedules 
during most of their time in space, but they also have a little 
scheduled downtime. Over the years, the station has compiled a DVD 
movie library, along with books, magazines, CDs, and other materials 
to help the astronauts relax. 

McArthur and Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev make up the twelfth crew 
of the station, a unique testbed for longer-duration missions to the 
moon and to Mars. 

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was released in the United 
States by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment 
Company. For more about the film, visit: 

http://www.gobletoffire.com

For more information on the International Space Station, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/station

	
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