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

[Ron Baalke]

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