[meteorite-list] NASA to Discuss Progress Today on Asteroid Initiative

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:27:09 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201503251827.t2PIR9Ul023527_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

March 25, 2015

NASA to Discuss Progress Today on Asteroid Initiative

NASA will host a media teleconference at 2:30 p.m. EDT today to discuss
the selection of an Asteroid Redirect Mission concept and other advances
supporting the agency's journey to Mars.

The Asteroid Redirect Mission will retrieve an asteroid mass and place
it into lunar orbit, where astronauts will explore it in the 2020s. The
mission will test a number of new capabilities needed for future human
deep space expeditions, including to Mars.

Participants in the media teleconference are:

* Robert Lightfoot, NASA associate administrator
* Michele Gates, program director, NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission
* Lindley Johnson, program executive, NASA's Near Earth Object Program

To participate, media must email their first and last name, affiliation
and phone number to Karen Northon at karen.northon at nasa.gov by 2:15 p.m.

Audio of the media teleconference will stream live on NASA's website at:

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

Find more information about the Asteroid Redirect Mission at:

www.nasa.gov/asteroidinitiative

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David E. Steitz / Karen Northon
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730 / 202-358-1540
david.steitz at nasa.gov / karen.northon at nasa.gov
Received on Wed 25 Mar 2015 02:27:09 PM PDT