Friday, July 22, 2011

NASA Briefing To Preview Upcoming Mission To Jupiter

July 22, 2011

Trent Perrotto
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0321
trent.j.perroto@nasa.gov


DC Agle
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-393-9011
agle@jpl.nasa.gov


George Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
george.h.diller@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-153

NASA BRIEFING TO PREVIEW UPCOMING MISSION TO JUPITER

CAPE CANVAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. EDT
on Wednesday, July 27, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in
Florida to discuss preparations for the upcoming Juno mission to
Jupiter. The briefing will be carried live on NASA Television and the
agency's website.

Juno, scheduled to launch Aug. 5, will improve our understanding of
our solar system's beginnings by revealing the origin and evolution
of Jupiter. Juno will get closer to Jupiter than any other spacecraft
and will provide images and the first detailed glimpse of its poles.

Briefing participants are:
-- Jim Green, director, Planetary Science Division, Science Mission
Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington
-- Scott Bolton, Juno principal investigator, Southwest Research
Institute, San Antonio
-- Jan Chodas, Juno project manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL),
Pasadena, Calif.
-- Steve Levin, Juno project scientist, JPL
-- Kaelyn Badura, Pine Ridge High School, Deltona, Fla.; high school
student, Juno Education program participant and Goldstone Apple
Valley Radio Telescope Project

U.S. media without permanent Kennedy accreditation need to apply for
credentials by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26. New accreditation for
international journalists is closed. Credentialing requests should be
submitted online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov


For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule information, visit:


http://www.nasa.gov/ntv


For more information about Juno, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/juno


Ustream will carry the briefing live with a chat box available at:

http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2


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