NASA News National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899 AC 321-867-2468 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For Release: Aug. 19, 2003 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 KSC Release No. 72 - 03 Note To Editors/News Directors: MEDIA OPPORTUNITY FOR UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS RESEARCH AT KSC Media representatives will have an opportunity to speak to participants in underwater acoustic research taking place at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 10 a.m. Several government agencies, including NASA, NOAA, the Navy, the Coast Guard, and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission are involved in the testing. The research involves demonstrations of passive and active sensor technologies, with applications in fields ranging from marine biological research to homeland security. The work is also serving as a pilot project to assess the cooperation between the agencies involved. Equipment under development includes a passive acoustic monitor developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and mobile robotic sensors from the Navy's Mobile Diving & Salvage Unit. Media will depart at 9:45 a.m. from the KSC Press Site. Requests for accreditation or additional information should be directed to Matt Cavagnaro at 321-867-2468. -end- ------------------------------------------------------------- For automatic email subscriptions to this KSC originated press releases, send an Internet electronic mail message to mailto:ksc-news_release-subscribe@kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov. With no subject or message. The system will reply with a confirmation via e-mail of each subscription. To remove your name from the list at any time, send an email addressed to mailto:ksc-news_release-unsubscribe@kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov . With no subject or message. or you can (un)subscribe on the World Wide Web at: http://kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov/ Status reports and other NASA publications are available on the World Wide Web at: http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/kscpao.htm .
