Oct. 20, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@xxxxxxxx, ashley.edwards-1@xxxxxxxx Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-203 NASA SETS BRIEFING ABOUT ARES I-X READINESS TO LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will hold a news conference on Friday, Oct. 23, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the status of the Ares I-X rocket launch. The briefing will begin at approximately 5 p.m. EDT, after the conclusion of the Flight Test Readiness Review, a meeting to assess preparations for the flight test. The review is expected to include the selection of an official launch date. Ares I-X currently is targeted to launch at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The briefing participants are: - Bob Ess, Ares I-X mission manager - Ed Mango, Ares I-X launch director NASA Television and the agency's Web site will broadcast the news briefing live. Journalists may ask questions from participating NASA locations. Reporters should contact their preferred NASA center to confirm its participation. For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv Live status updates, including the start time for the news conference, will be provided via the NASA Ares I-X Twitter feed during the meeting. To access the feed, visit: http://www.twitter.com/NASA_Ares_I_X The two-and-a-half-minute Ares I-X flight will provide NASA with an opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations while gathering critical data for future launch vehicles. For Ares I-X information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX -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
