[meteorite-list] NASA News Conference to Preview August Mars Rover Landing

[Ron Baalke]

July, 11, 2012

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

Guy Webster 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 
818-354-6278 
guy.webster at jpl.nasa.gov 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-128

NASA NEWS CONFERENCE TO PREVIEW AUGUST MARS ROVER LANDING

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EDT Monday, 
July 16, to discuss the upcoming August landing of the most advanced 
robot ever sent to another world. A new public-engagement 
collaboration based on the mission also will be debuted. 

The event for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft will be 
held in the James E. Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. 
SW, Washington. The event will be broadcast live on NASA Television 
and streamed on the agency's website. 

MSL will deliver Curiosity to Mars at approximately 1:31 a.m. EDT Aug. 
6. The rover, carrying laboratory instruments to analyze samples of 
rocks, soil and atmosphere, will investigate whether Mars has ever 
offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life. 

Participants will be: 

-- Doug McCuistion, director, Mars Exploration Program, NASA 
Headquarters 
-- Michael Meyer, lead scientist, Mars Exploration Program, NASA 
Headquarters 
-- John Grotzinger, MSL project scientist, California Institute of 
Technology, Pasadena, Calif. 
-- Pete Theisinger, MSL project manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 
Pasadena 
-- Jeff Norris, manager, planning and execution systems, Jet 
Propulsion Laboratory 

Media representatives may ask questions from participating NASA 
centers or by telephone. To participate by phone, reporters must 
contact Steve Cole at 202-358-0918 or stephen.e.cole at nasa.gov by 10 
a.m. July 16. 

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

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

To view a Jet Propulsion Laboratory live stream with a moderated chat, 
visit: 

http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl 

For more information about the mission and to view or submit events 
surrounding the landing, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/mars 

The public can follow the mission on Facebook and Twitter at: 

http://www.facebook.com/marscuriosity 

and 

http://www.twitter.com/marscuriosity 
	
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