Thursday, June 23, 2011

NASA 'Meet The Chiefs' Telecon With Top Science, Technology Leaders

June 23, 2011

David E. Steitz/Sarah DeWitt
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730/2451
david.steitz@nasa.gov / sarah.l.dewitt@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-132

NASA 'MEET THE CHIEFS' TELECON WITH TOP SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY LEADERS

WASHINGTON -- NASA's exploration future will be the subject of a media
teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, June 27, with the agency's
Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati and Chief Technologist Bobby Braun.

While preparing to embark on its final space shuttle mission, NASA
also is opening a new chapter in human spaceflight, space
exploration, and science and technology innovation. The chiefs will
discuss the development of breakthrough technologies to enable the
next generation of explorers to face the challenges of spaceflight
and scientific exploration. They also will focus on the agency's
current and future missions to explore the secrets of our universe.

To participate in the teleconference, reporters must e-mail their
name, media affiliation and telephone number to Sarah DeWitt at
sarah.l.dewitt@nasa.gov by 11 a.m. Monday.

NASA will stream live audio of the teleconference at:

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio


For biographical information about Abdalati and Braun, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/abdalati_bio.html


and


http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/braun_bio.html


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