June 23, 2011 David E. Steitz/Sarah DeWitt Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730/2451 david.steitz@xxxxxxxx / sarah.l.dewitt@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-132 NASA 'MEET THE CHIEFS' TELECON WITH TOP SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY LEADERS WASHINGTON -- NASA's exploration future will be the subject of a media teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, June 27, with the agency's Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati and Chief Technologist Bobby Braun. While preparing to embark on its final space shuttle mission, NASA also is opening a new chapter in human spaceflight, space exploration, and science and technology innovation. The chiefs will discuss the development of breakthrough technologies to enable the next generation of explorers to face the challenges of spaceflight and scientific exploration. They also will focus on the agency's current and future missions to explore the secrets of our universe. To participate in the teleconference, reporters must e-mail their name, media affiliation and telephone number to Sarah DeWitt at sarah.l.dewitt@xxxxxxxx by 11 a.m. Monday. NASA will stream live audio of the teleconference at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio For biographical information about Abdalati and Braun, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/abdalati_bio.html and http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/braun_bio.html -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
