NASA Announces Media Accreditation For August Mars Rover Landing

June 05, 2012

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

Guy Webster/DC Agle
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-6278/818-393-9011
guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov
agle@jpl.nasa.gov



MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-100

NASA ANNOUNCES MEDIA ACCREDITATION FOR AUGUST MARS ROVER LANDING



PASADENA, Calif. -- Media representatives planning to cover the Aug.
5, 2012, landing of the most advanced rover ever sent to Mars can
apply online for access to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

NASA's Curiosity rover, carried by the Mars Science Laboratory
spacecraft, will land near the Martian equator about 10:31 p.m. PDT
Aug. 5 (1:31 a.m. Aug. 6 EDT).

The landing and news conferences will be carried live on NASA TV and
the agency's website. Further details and updates will be announced
as they become available.

Credentialed reporters will have access to interviews, photo and
b-roll opportunities, and pre- and post-landing news conferences. To
be accredited, media must work for legitimate, verifiable
news-gathering organizations. Additional time is required to process
accreditation requests by journalists from foreign countries. For
certain designated countries, the access process may take up to four
weeks. Journalists should confirm they have been accredited before
making travel arrangements.

The JPL Curiosity newsroom will open beginning at 9 a.m. PDT
Wednesday, Aug. 1.

The Curiosity rover will assess whether Mars was or is today an
environment favorable for microbial life. The mission is managed by
JPL for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.

Media who wish to apply for credentials should visit:

http://media-credentials.jpl.nasa.gov

Specific questions about the credentialing process may be submitted
to:

media-credentials@list.jpl.nasa.gov

For more information about the mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/msl

The public can follow the mission on Facebook and Twitter at:

http://www.facebook.com/marscuriosity


http://www.twitter.com/marscuriosity

For more information about NASA TV, streaming video and downlink
information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv


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