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dwayne.c.brown@nasa.govNov. 15, 2011MEDIA ADVISORY : M11-233NASA Hosting Science Update About Jupiter's Icy Moon EuropaWASHINGTON -- NASA will host a Science Update at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Nov. 16, to discuss new theories concerning Jupiter's icy moon Europa. The event will be in NASA's James E. Webb Auditorium at 300 E St. SW in Washington. NASA Television and the agency's website will broadcast the event live. Reporters may attend the event or ask questions from participating NASA centers or by phone. For dial-in information, reporters must contact Dwayne Brown at: dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov with their name, media affiliation and telephone number by noon Wednesday. Europa, which is slightly smaller than Earth's moon, is thought to have an iron core, a rocky mantle and an ocean of salty water beneath its frozen surface. Briefing participants are: - Britney Schmidt, postdoctoral fellow, Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin - Tori Hoehler, astrobiologist and senior research scientist, NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. - Louise Prockter, planetary scientist, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. - Tom Wagner, program scientist, cryospheric sciences, Earth Science Division, NASA Headquarters ---ENDView the News Conference on NASATV at 1PM EST on Nov 16See Original Press Release
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Press Release: NASA Hosting Science Update About Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa
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Press Release: NASA Creates New Department for Deep Space Missions
Below is a press release in which NASA announces the creation of a New Department for Deep Space Missions.
NASA Creates Human Exploration And Operations Directorate
WASHINGTON -- NASA has announced the creation of the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate. The new organization, which combines the Space Operations and Exploration Systems mission directorates, will focus on International Space Station operations and human exploration beyond low Earth orbit.
"America is opening a bold new chapter in human space exploration," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. "By combining the resources of Space Operations and Exploration Systems, and creating the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, we are recommitting ourselves to American leadership in space for years to come."
The new organization combines the talents, skills and experiences of the two previous directorates. It more fully integrates the operation of NASA's in-space assets and current capabilities with planning for the agency's future, including the size and type of the work force, facilities and contracts.
While the transition and personnel assignments will take several weeks to finalize, the HEO Mission Directorate already is supporting space station operations. The directorate also will manage commercial crew and cargo developmental programs; construction of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, a spacecraft designed to travel beyond low Earth orbit; development of a new heavy lift rocket, known as the Space Launch System; and other programs within the directorates.
Associate Administrator Bill Gerstenmaier will head the new organization. He previously served as the associate administrator for Space Operations.
For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:
Joshua Buck
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Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
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August 12, 2011
RELEASE : 11-264
"America is opening a bold new chapter in human space exploration," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. "By combining the resources of Space Operations and Exploration Systems, and creating the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, we are recommitting ourselves to American leadership in space for years to come."
The new organization combines the talents, skills and experiences of the two previous directorates. It more fully integrates the operation of NASA's in-space assets and current capabilities with planning for the agency's future, including the size and type of the work force, facilities and contracts.
While the transition and personnel assignments will take several weeks to finalize, the HEO Mission Directorate already is supporting space station operations. The directorate also will manage commercial crew and cargo developmental programs; construction of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, a spacecraft designed to travel beyond low Earth orbit; development of a new heavy lift rocket, known as the Space Launch System; and other programs within the directorates.
Associate Administrator Bill Gerstenmaier will head the new organization. He previously served as the associate administrator for Space Operations.
For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:
Press Release: NASA Announces News Briefing On Mars Orbiter Science Finding
NASA has released this press release saying they will have a News conference on Aug 04, 2011 at 2PM EDT about new findings by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
August 03, 2011
WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a news briefing on Thursday, Aug. 4, at 2 p.m. EDT about a significant new Mars science finding. The briefing will be held in the NASA Headquarters James E. Webb Auditorium, 300 E St. SW in Washington.
The new finding is based on observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), which has been orbiting the Red Planet since 2006. MRO is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
The briefing panelists are:
- Philip Christensen, geophysicist, Arizona State University, Tempe
- Colin Dundas, research geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Ariz.
- Alfred McEwen, planetary geologist, University of Arizona, Tucson
- Michael Meyer, Mars Exploration Program lead scientist, NASA Headquarters
- Lisa Pratt, biogeochemist, Indiana University, Bloomington
Reporters unable to attend in person may ask questions from participating NASA centers or by telephone. To participate by phone, reporters must contact Grey Hautaluoma at 202-358-0668 or grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov by 11 a.m. on Aug. 4.
The news briefing will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website. For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit:
The event also will be carried live on Ustream, with a live chat box available, at:
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