Ann Marie Trotta
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601
ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-142
NEW ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR EDUCATION AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA
WASHINGTON -- Leland D. Melvin, NASA's newly appointed associate
administrator for education, will be available to members of the
media on Wednesday, Oct. 20, from 1 to 4 p.m. EDT.
Melvin, a former astronaut, will be available for a media roundtable
teleconference at 1 p.m. and for television live shots from 3 to 4
p.m. To participate in one or both of these media opportunities,
reporters should contact Ann Marie Trotta at 202-358-1601 or
ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov by 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 19.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden appointed Melvin on Oct. 12 to be
responsible for developing and implementing agency education programs
that strengthen student involvement and public awareness about NASA's
scientific goals and missions.
Melvin is from Lynchburg, Va. He earned a bachelor's degree in
chemistry from the University of Richmond and a master's degree in
materials science engineering from the University Virginia. Melvin
joined NASA in 1989 as an aerospace research engineer at Langley
Research Center in Hampton, Va. He joined the astronaut corps in 1998
and served as a mission specialist on two space shuttle missions:
STS-122 in 2008 and STS-129 in 2009, logging more than 565 hours in
space. In 2003, Melvin co-managed the former Educator Astronaut
Program, which recruited teachers to become fully-trained astronauts
in an effort to connect space exploration with students across the
country.
NASA Television's Live Interview Media Outlet channel will be used for
the live shots. The channel is a digital satellite C-band downlink by
uplink provider Americom. It is on satellite AMC 3, transponder 9C,
located at 87 degrees west, downlink frequency 3865.5 Mhz based on a
standard C-band, horizontal downlink polarity. FEC is 3/4, data rate
is 6.0 Mbps, symbol rate is 4.3404 Msps, transmission DVB-S, 4:2:0.
The interviews also will be broadcast live on NASA TV's Public and
Media Channels. For streaming video, downlink and scheduling
information, visit:
For complete biographical information about Melvin, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/melvin_bio.html
For more information about NASA's education programs, visit:
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