[meteorite-list] NASA Announces Media Teleconference About Satellite Re-Entry (UARS)

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 15:35:43 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201109072235.p87MZhv1017594_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

Sept. 07, 2011

Dwayne Brown/Beth Dickey
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726/2087
dwayne.c.brown at nasa.gov
beth.dickey-1 at nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-186

NASA ANNOUNCES MEDIA TELECONFERENCE ABOUT SATELLITE RE-ENTRY

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT on
Friday, Sept. 9, to discuss the anticipated re-entry of the agency's
decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). Re-entry
is expected late this month or early October.

The teleconference participants are:

-- Paul Hertz, chief scientist, NASA's Science Mission Directorate,
Washington
-- Nick Johnson, chief scientist, NASA's Orbital Debris Program,
Johnson Space Center, Houston
-- U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael W. Duncan, deputy chief, space
situational awareness, U.S. Strategic Command, Vandenberg Air Force
Base, Calif.

To participate in the teleconference, reporters must contact the NASA
Headquarters newsroom at 202-358-1600 no later than 9 a.m. Friday for
the call-in number and passcode.

UARS was launched Sept. 12, 1991, aboard space shuttle mission STS-48
and deployed on Sept. 15, 1991. It was the first multi-instrumented
satellite to observe numerous chemical components of the atmosphere
for better understanding of photochemistry. UARS data marked the
beginning of many long-term records for key chemicals in the
atmosphere. The satellite also provided key data on the amount of
light that comes from the sun at ultraviolet and visible wavelengths.
UARS ceased its productive scientific life in 2005.

For live audio streaming of the teleconference, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

For more information about UARS, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/uars

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