[meteorite-list] NASA to Host Oct. 30 Teleconference About Mars Curiosity Rover Progress

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:39:58 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201210261939.q9QJdxQq002853_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

Oct. 26, 2012

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

DC Agle / Guy Webster
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-5011
agle at jpl.nasa.gov / guy.webster at jpl.nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-208

NASA TO HOST OCT. 30 TELECONFERENCE ABOUT MARS CURIOSITY ROVER PROGRESS

PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 11:30
a.m. PDT (2:30 p.m. EDT) on Tuesday, Oct. 30, to provide an update
about the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.

The Mars Science Laboratory Project and its Curiosity rover are almost
three months into a two-year prime mission to investigate whether
conditions may have been favorable for microbial life.

For teleconference dial-in information, reporters must send their
name, media affiliation and telephone number to Elena Mejia at
elena.mejia at jpl.nasa.gov or call NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Media Relations Office at 818-354-5011.

Audio and visuals of the event will be streamed live online at:

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

and

http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl

Visuals will be available at the start of the event at:

http://go.nasa.gov/curiositytelecon

For information about NASA's Curiosity mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/mars

and

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl
        
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Received on Fri 26 Oct 2012 03:39:58 PM PDT