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

[Ron Baalke]

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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