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Posted by baalke on July 5, 2007, 6:00 pm
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July 5, 2007
Dwayne Brown/Grey Hautaluoma
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726/0668
Guy Webster/Veronica McGregor
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-6278/9452
MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-081
NASA BRIEFING ON NEXT MISSION TO MARS JULY 9
WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news briefing at 11:30 a.m. EDT on
Monday, July 9, to preview the launch of the Phoenix Mars Lander. The
spacecraft is being prepared for liftoff from the Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station in Florida in August. The briefing will originate from
the NASA Headquarters auditorium, 300 E St., S.W., Washington. It
will air live on NASA Television and be streamed online at:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
The Phoenix mission's long-armed robotic lander will touch down on
Mars' northern polar region in May or June 2008. It will examine
whether the icy soil there could have been a habitable environment
for microbial life.
Briefing participants are:
-- Doug McCuistion, Mars Exploration Program director, NASA
Headquarters, Washington
-- Bobby Fogel, Phoenix program scientist, NASA Headquarters
-- Peter Smith, Phoenix principal investigator, University of
Arizona,
Tucson
-- Barry Goldstein, Phoenix project manager, NASA Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Reporters at participating NASA centers will have the opportunity to
ask questions. For more information about NASA TV, streaming video,
and downlink and schedule information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For more information about the Phoenix mission, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/phoenix
For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov
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