Jan 4 2013
From The Space Library
MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-002 - NASA, ESA HOLD JAN. 16 NASA TV BRIEFING ON NEW ORION AGREEMENT --HOUSTON -- NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will hold a news briefing at 10:30 a.m. CST on Wednesday, Jan. 16, to discuss the details of a recent agreement for ESA to provide a service module for the Orion spacecraft's Exploration Mission-1 in 2017. NASA Television will carry the briefing live from the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The agreement, which expands on the successful partnership between the agencies on the International Space Station and other activities, ensures continued international collaboration as humans explore new frontiers in the solar system. Orion will be the most advanced spacecraft ever designed and carry astronauts farther into space than ever before. The service module will be attached directly behind Orion and provide the capsule's power, thermal control and propulsion. The news conference participants will include: -- William Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations -- Thomas Reiter, ESA director of Human Spaceflight and Operations -- Mark Geyer, Orion Program manager -- Bernardo Patti, ESA manager of International Space Station operations
MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-005 - NASA EVENTS SET FOR AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY MEETING --WASHINGTON -- NASA scientists will present new findings on a wide range of astrophysics topics next week at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The meeting takes place Jan. 6-10 at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd, in Long Beach, Calif. Media registration for the event is open. None of the briefings will be carried on NASA Television, but all will be web-streamed on AAS's website, NASA's media briefings during the meeting will feature topics such as new video of a rapidly rotating neutron star, the latest images of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, and the most detailed "weather map" of a brown dwarf star. In addition, NASA scientists and their colleagues who use NASA research capabilities will present noteworthy findings during several scientific sessions throughout the week.
MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-006 - NASA TO HOLD COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM STATUS UPDATE JAN. 9 --CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will hold a status update news conference to discuss the progress of the agency's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) at 2 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 9. The briefing from Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be broadcast live on NASA Television and streamed on the agency's website. Through CCP, NASA is facilitating the development of U.S. commercial crew space transportation capabilities to achieve safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from low-Earth orbit for potential future government and commercial customers. Briefing participants are: -- Phil McAlister, NASA Commercial Spaceflight Development director -- Ed Mango, NASA Commercial Crew Program manager -- Rob Meyerson, Blue Origin president and program manager -- John Mulholland, The Boeing Co. Commercial Programs Space Exploration vice president and program manager -- Mark Sirangelo, Sierra Nevada Corp vice president and SNC Space Systems chairman -- Garrett Reisman, Space Exploration Technologies Commercial Crew project manager
