NASA'S Chief Technologist, Space Tech Head Visit Houston's Oceaneering Space Systems

July 27, 2012

David E. Steitz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730
david.steitz@nasa.gov

Brandi Dean
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-244-1403
brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov

Kent Copeland
Oceaneering Space Systems, Houston
281-228-5295
kcopeland@oceaneering.com

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-139

NASA'S CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST, SPACE TECH HEAD VISIT HOUSTON'S OCEANEERING SPACE SYSTEMS

WASHINGTON -- NASA's Chief Technologist Mason Peck and Space
Technology Program Director Michael Gazarik will visit Oceaneering
Space Systems in Houston at 1 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, Aug. 1.

Reporters are invited to join Peck, Gazarik and Oceaneering officials
during the hour tour of the company's facility at 16665 Space Center
Blvd. in Houston, which is near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Officials will be available to speak with reporters during the event.
There also will be a photo opportunity with officials during the
tour.

Oceaneering develops cutting edge technologies and provides innovative
solutions for NASA's technology challenges. The company provides
robotic systems, spacesuits, tools and equipment for spacewalking,
thermal protection systems (heat shielding) and other engineering and
technical solutions. These technologies enable NASA's current and
future missions -- technologies that also have commercial
applications on Earth.

To attend the tour, media representatives must arrive at Oceaneering
by 12:45 p.m., Wednesday for clearance. For information about the
company, visit:

http://tinyurl.com/comojl7

For biographies of Peck and Gazarik and information about the Office
of the Chief Technologist, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/oct


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