April 18, 2011 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@xxxxxxxx Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-073 NASA TO ANNOUNCE AWARDS FOR COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 4:30 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 18, to announce awards for the second round of the Commercial Crew Development (CCDev2) effort. These awards are a continuation of NASA's CCDev initiatives begun in 2009 to stimulate efforts within U.S. industry to develop and demonstrate human spaceflight capabilities. The selected proposals will advance commercial crew space transportation system concepts and mature the design and development of elements, including launch vehicles and spacecraft. Teleconference participants are: -- Philip McAlister, acting director, Commercial Spaceflight Development, NASA Headquarters, Washington -- Edward Mango, program manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy Space Center, Fla. -- Andrew Hunter, deputy chief financial officer, NASA Headquarters To participate in the teleconference, reporters need to e-mail their name, media affiliation and telephone number to Michael Braukus at michael.j.braukus@xxxxxxxx by 3 p.m. EDT, Monday, April 18. Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on NASA's website at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio For more information about NASA's Commercial Crew Program, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/exploration -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
