NASA Holds Teleconference About Space Telescope Review Report

Nov. 10, 2010

Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-160

NASA HOLDS TELECONFERENCE ABOUT SPACE TELESCOPE REVIEW REPORT

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference at 5 p.m. EST
today to discuss an independent review panel's report on the status
of the James Webb Space Telescope project.

NASA established the James Webb Space Telescope Independent
Comprehensive Review Panel at the request of Sen. Barbara Mikulski,
chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce,
Science and Related Agencies. The review panel was chaired by John
Casani of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif.

The teleconference participants are:

-- Chris Scolese, associate administrator, NASA Headquarters,
Washington
-- Richard Howard, deputy chief technologist, NASA Headquarters
-- John Casani
-- Garth Illingworth, review panel member, University of California
Observatories

To participate, reporters must contact Steve Cole at
stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov or 202-358-0918 for dial-in instructions.

Copies of the report will be available at 5 p.m. at:

http://www.nasa.gov/reports

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live at:

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

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