May 23, 2011 Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@xxxxxxxx/j.d.harrington@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-099 NASA ANNOUNCES MILESTONE FOR FUTURE HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 24, to discuss an agency decision that will define the next transportation system to carry humans into deep space. Douglas Cooke, associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate in Washington, will take reporters' questions during the teleconference. To participate, reporters must e-mail their name, media affiliation and telephone number to J.D. Harrington at j.d.harrington@xxxxxxxx by 2:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday. Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio For more information about NASA's plans for future human space exploration, 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