NASA TV Briefing Discusses Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Results

April 2, 2013

Trent J. Perrotto
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov

Josh Byerly
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
josh.byerly@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-054

NASA TV BRIEFING DISCUSSES ALPHA MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER RESULTS

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news conference at 1:30 p.m. EDT on
Wednesday, April 3, to discuss the first results of the Alpha
Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) experiment. AMS is a state-of-the-art
cosmic ray particle physics detector located on the exterior of the
International Space Station.

The briefing will be held in the James E. Webb Auditorium at NASA
Headquarters at 300 E St. SW in Washington. It will be broadcast live
on NASA Television and streamed on the agency's website.

The participants include:
-- William Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administrator for Human
Exploration and Operations
-- Samuel Ting (participating by video link), AMS principal
investigator, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
-- Michael Salamon, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
program manager for AMS
-- Mark Sistilli, NASA AMS program manager

Media representatives may ask questions from participating NASA
centers or by telephone. To participate by phone, reporters must
contact Rachel Kraft at 202-358-1100 or rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov by
noon, April 3.

AMS was constructed, tested and operated by an international team of
56 institutes from 16 countries and organized under U.S. Department
of Energy Office of Science sponsorship. NASA's Johnson Space Center
in Houston manages the AMS Integration Project Office.

AMS was launched on space shuttle Endeavour on May 16, 2011.
Operations on the space station began three days later. AMS continues
operations aboard the station today.

For NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information,
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

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

http://www.nasa.gov/station


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