Oct. 11, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 katherine.trinidad@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-150 REPORTERS INVITED TO 2010 NASA AUTHORIZATION ACT MEDIA TELECONFERENCE WASHINGTON -- Media representatives are invited to participate in a teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT, Oct. 11, for reaction to Monday's anticipated signing of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 by President Barack Obama. The President is expected to sign the bill later this afternoon after it was passed overwhelmingly by Congress last week. It provides bipartisan support for NASA's new direction in space exploration. Participants in the media teleconference include: --NASA Administrator Charles Bolden --NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver --U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, Florida --U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, Florida's 24th District --Former Augustine Committee member, physicist, and former astronaut Sally Ride Media representatives who want to participate in the teleconference should contact Katherine Trinidad either by telephone at 202-281-8171 or email at katherine.trinidad@xxxxxxxxx The teleconference also will be made available on the Internet at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio For more information about NASA and agency programs, 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
