[meteorite-list] NASA Updates Prelaunch Events For Mars Science Lab Mission

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:37:20 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <201111212337.pALNbKDR027214_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

Nov. 21, 2011

Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.brown at nasa.gov

Allard Beutel
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
allard.beutel at nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-238

NASA UPDATES PRELAUNCH EVENTS FOR MARS SCIENCE LAB MISSION

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has updated the news conferences, events
and operating hours for the press site at NASA's Kennedy Space
Center, Fla., for the agency's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Curiosity rover launch.

MSL is scheduled to liftoff at 10:02 a.m. EST on Nov. 26 from Space
Launch Complex 41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS).

NASA Television's countdown launch commentary begins at 7:30 a.m. on
Nov. 26. That also is when a NASA blog will begin providing countdown
updates. Originating from CCAFS Hangar AE, the blog is the definitive
Internet source for information leading up to liftoff.

Detailed lists of news briefing times and participants, prelaunch
media tours and photo opportunities and hours of operation for
Kennedy's press site are available at:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/index.html

The Curiosity rover has 10 science instruments to search for evidence
about whether Mars had environments favorable for microbial life,
including the chemical ingredients for life. The rover will use a
laser to look inside rocks and release their gasses so its
spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth.

Free wireless Internet access currently is not available at Kennedy's
press site. Media representatives must bring their own equipment for
wireless connectivity.

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

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For the latest online information on the MSL mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/msl

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