NASA Announces Aug. 27 Mars News Conference

Aug. 24, 2012

Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov

Guy Webster / D.C. Agle
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-5011
guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov / agle@jpl.nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-159

NASA ANNOUNCES AUG. 27 MARS NEWS CONFERENCE

PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will hold a televised news conference at 2
p.m. PDT (5 p.m. EDT), Monday, Aug. 27, at NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., about the activities of its
Curiosity rover mission on Mars. The event will feature new images,
an update of the rover's progress, and a special greeting by NASA
Administrator Charles Bolden.

Members of the media who want to attend in person must arrange access
by contacting the JPL Media Relations Office at 818-354-5011 by 10
a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT), Aug. 27. Valid media credentials are required.
Non-U.S. citizens also must bring a passport.

Media representatives who cannot attend in person may ask questions
from other participating NASA centers or by telephone. To participate
by phone, reporters also must contact the JPL Media Relations Office.


Televised news conferences are broadcast live on NASA TV and online
at:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

and

http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl

The Mars Curiosity team is operating on Mars time. The Martian day is
about 40 minutes longer than an Earth day. Media events are scheduled
based on team availability and are subject to change. Updates of
event times will be posted at:

http://go.nasa.gov/curiositytelecon

For information about NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission,
including the Curiosity rover, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/msl

and

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl


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