[meteorite-list] NASA to Televise Mars Curiosity Rover Science Update Sept. 27

[Ron Baalke]

Sept. 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: M12-191

NASA TO TELEVISE MARS CURIOSITY ROVER SCIENCE UPDATE SEPT. 27

PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 
p.m. EDT) Thursday, Sept. 27, to present science findings from the 
Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater. The news conference 
from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., will 
be carried live on NASA Television, the agency's website and on 
Ustream. 

Curiosity, also known as the Mars Science Laboratory, is 50 days into 
a two-year mission to investigate whether conditions may have been 
favorable for microbial life. 

Media who wish to attend the news conference at JPL must arrange 
access by calling the Media Relations Office at 818-354-5011 by 10:30 
a.m. Sept. 27. Valid media credentials are required. Non-U.S. 
citizens also must bring a passport. 

Media representatives who cannot attend in-person may ask questions 
from other participating NASA centers or by telephone. To participate 
by phone, reporters should call the JPL Media Relations Office to 
obtain the number. 

For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming 
video, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

To watch on Ustream, go to: 

http://ustream.tv/nasajpl 

For information about NASA's Curiosity mission, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/mars 

and 

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl 

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