NASA Administrator Statement on Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer

April 3, 2013

David Weaver
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1898
david.weaver@nasa.gov

RELEASE: 13-096

NASA ADMINISTRATOR STATEMENT ON ALPHA MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER

WASHINGTON -- The following is a statement from NASA Administrator
Charles Bolden on the first Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) results
announced Wednesday at the European Organization for Nuclear Research
(CERN) in Switzerland. AMS is a cosmic ray particle physics detector
on the exterior of the International Space Station. It was launched
to the space station on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission on
May 16, 2011.

"The AMS cosmic ray particle results announced today could help foster
a new understanding of the fields of fundamental physics and
astrophysics. I am confident that this is only the first of many
scientific discoveries enabled by the station that will change our
understanding of the universe. Multiple NASA human spaceflight
centers around the country played important roles in this work, and
we look forward to many more exciting results from AMS.

"For more than 50 years, NASA has pushed the boundaries beyond Earth
to unveil the underlying architecture of the cosmos, revealing new
knowledge about our place within it. The International Space Station
is a gateway to the universe, teaching us how humans can live, work,
and thrive in space as we endeavor to venture deeper into the solar
system. It's a remarkable testament that the orbital laboratory could
play such an important supporting role in research at the very
smallest scale of the physical universe. It's proof positive the
space station is humanity's greatest achievement in low-Earth orbit."


For more information about AMS and the International Space Station,
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station


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