NASA Astronaut Talks Shop with Government Communicators

June 4, 2012

Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jbuck@nasa.gov

Brenda Cabaniss / Jay Bolden
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-244-8860
brenda.a.cabaniss@nasa.gov / jay.e.bolden@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-102

NASA ASTRONAUT TALKS SHOP WITH GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATORS

WASHINGTON -- NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Navy Capt. Mike Foreman
will speak to representatives from federal, state and local
governments at the National Association of Government Communicators
(NAGC) 2012 Communications School near Washington on June 7.

Foreman's presentation begins at 4:30 p.m. EDT at the Sheraton
National Hotel located at 900 S. Orme St. in Arlington, Va. He will
discuss how communication is vital to the success of any government
operation, including spaceflights.

Foreman was selected as an astronaut by NASA in June 1998. He flew on
space shuttle missions STS-123 in March 2008 and STS-129 in November
2009. He has logged more than 637 hours in space, including 32 hours
and 19 minutes during five spacewalks. In 2010, Foreman served as the
chief of external programs at NASA's Glenn Research Center in
Cleveland. He currently is assigned to the Exploration Branch of the
Astronaut Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, working
on the Commercial Crew Program.

The NAGC is a national not-for-profit professional network of
government employees who disseminate information within and outside
government. Its members are involved in all aspects of government
communication from writers and graphic artists to broadcasters and
information specialists.

Media interested in attending Foreman's presentation should contact
Glen Thomas of NAGC at 901-619-4536. To schedule an interview with
Foreman, contact Brenda Cabaniss of the Astronaut Appearances Office
at 281-244-8860 by noon EDT on Wednesday June 6.

For more information about Foreman, visit:

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/foreman.html

For more information about NASA, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov


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