NASA's Deputy Administrator to Discuss Future of Commercial Spaceflight with Industry Representatives

May 16, 2012

Lauren Worley
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1288
lauren.b.worley@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-085

NASA'S DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT WITH INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES

WASHINGTON -- NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will participate
in a teleconference on Thursday, May 17, at 2 p.m. EDT with
representatives of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation to brief
journalists on the future of human commercial spaceflight.

Former NASA astronaut and president of the Commercial Spaceflight
Federation Michael Lopez-Alegria will lead the conference call, along
with Jeff Greason, president of XCOR Aerospace and an executive
committee member for the federation.

NASA expects to reach several milestones this year in its ongoing
support of industry's innovative work to transport crew and cargo to
low Earth orbit and enhance our nation's use of the International
Space Station to improve life on Earth and prepare for the missions
of the future.

Journalists who want to participate in the call should dial-in at 1:50
p.m. by calling 213-493-0800 and entering the access number 1098901#.


The teleconference also will be streamed live at:

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

For more information about the Commercial Spaceflight Federation,
visit:

http://www.commercialspaceflight.org

For more information about NASA programs and missions, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial


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