July 30, 2007 Grey Hautaluoma/Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/3895 grey.hautaluoma@xxxxxxxx, tabatha.thompson-1@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-095 NASA SCIENCE CHIEF TO REVEAL CASSINI PLANS; DISCUSS PROGRAMS WASHINGTON - Alan Stern, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 1. Stern will discuss plans for NASA's Cassini mission to make an unusually close encounter with Saturn's geyser-moon Enceladus and provide project updates for a variety of science flight programs. Planetary and astrophysics program developments also will be discussed. Briefing participants also will include: - James Green, director, Planetary Division, Headquarters - Jon Morse, director, Astrophysics Division, Headquarters Media interested in participating in the teleconference should call 888-577-8992. International media should call 630-395-0359. The passcode is "science." Live audio of the teleconference will be streamed at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio Audio replays of the teleconference will be available until Aug. 3 by calling 866-352-7722. International media should call 203-369-0079. Supporting images and graphics for the teleconference will be posted at: http://www.nasa.gov/formedia -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
