NASA, ESA Hold Jan. 16 NASA TV Briefing on New Orion Agreement

Jan. 4, 2013

Rachel Kraft
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov

Brandi Dean
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-002

NASA, ESA HOLD JAN. 16 NASA TV BRIEFING ON NEW ORION AGREEMENT

HOUSTON -- NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will hold a news
briefing at 10:30 a.m. CST on Wednesday, Jan. 16, to discuss the
details of a recent agreement for ESA to provide a service module for
the Orion spacecraft's Exploration Mission-1 in 2017. NASA Television
will carry the briefing live from the agency's Johnson Space Center
in Houston.

The agreement, which expands on the successful partnership between the
agencies on the International Space Station and other activities,
ensures continued international collaboration as humans explore new
frontiers in the solar system.

Orion will be the most advanced spacecraft ever designed and carry
astronauts farther into space than ever before. The service module
will be attached directly behind Orion and provide the capsule's
power, thermal control and propulsion.

The news conference participants will include:
-- William Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administrator for Human
Exploration and Operations
-- Thomas Reiter, ESA director of Human Spaceflight and Operations
-- Mark Geyer, Orion Program manager
-- Bernardo Patti, ESA manager of International Space Station
operations

For those attending the briefing at Johnson, the deadline for U.S.
reporters to request credentials is Monday, Jan. 14. The deadline for
international residents is Tuesday, Jan. 8. Reporters wishing to
attend at other NASA centers should contact those centers' newsrooms
for specific deadlines.

To participate via the phone, reporters must contact the Johnson
newsroom at 281-483-5111 no later than 10:15 a.m. the day of the
briefing. Media will not be able to connect after the briefing has
started.

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


http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more information about Orion, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/orion


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