June 12, 2009 Robert "Doc" Mirelson/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4495/4997 doc.mirelson@xxxxxxxx stephanie.schierholz@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-106 NASA SETS MEDIA AVAILABILITY FOR HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT COMMITTEE WASHINGTON -- The chair of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee, Norman Augustine, will be available for a news media conference on Wednesday, June 17, from approximately 5 to 5:30 p.m. EDT. The media availability will be in the Carnegie Institute, 1530 P Street NW, Washington, 20005. No prior registration is necessary. Since retiring from his role as chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin more than a decade ago, Augustine has been one of the nation's leading voices for renewed focus on strengthening American science and technology education. He has chaired several distinguished blue ribbon panels, including the one resulting in the important "Rising Above the Gathering Storm" report of the National Academies and the earlier "Augustine Commission" report on the future of the U.S. space program. NASA Television will carry the availability live on the agency's media channel. For NASA TV information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For information about the committee's charter, schedules, meeting agendas and member biographies, visit: http://hsf.nasa.gov For information about NASA, visit: http://www.nasa.gov -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
