NASA Administrator And SpaceX Ceo To Address Media At SpaceX Facilities In Texas Wednesday And California Thursday

June 12, 2012

Trent J. Perrotto
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0321
trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov



MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-112

NASA ADMINISTRATOR AND SPACEX CEO TO ADDRESS MEDIA AT SPACEX FACILITIES IN TEXAS WEDNESDAY AND CALIFORNIA THURSDAY

WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and SpaceX CEO and
Chief Designer Elon Musk will participate in a media availability at
11:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday, June 13, in the SpaceX facility at 1 Rocket
Rd. in McGregor, Texas. Bolden and Musk will be there to view the
Dragon spacecraft that returned to Earth May 31 following the first
successful mission by a private company to carry supplies to the
International Space Station.

Bolden and Musk also will participate in a media availability at 9
a.m. PDT, Thursday, June 14, in SpaceX's headquarters at 1 Rocket Rd.
in Hawthorne, Calif. They will view the first Dragon spacecraft
recovered by SpaceX following its December 2010 orbital test flight.
On this mission, SpaceX became the first commercial company to
recover a spacecraft after it orbited Earth. Bolden and Musk also
will view a prototype Dragon spacecraft being designed to carry
astronauts to the space station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew
Program.
Media representatives wishing to attend either availability should
email media@spacex.com for information on access.

The two Dragon orbital flights were SpaceX demonstration missions
under NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Program
(COTS). The program provides investments intended to lead to regular
resupply missions to the International Space Station and stimulate
the commercial space industry in the United States.

For more information about NASA's COTS Program and SpaceX, visit:

http://www.spacex.com

For information about NASA's Commercial Program, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

For more information about Administrator Bolden, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/bolden_bio.html


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