July 15, 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 Chris Chavez United Launch Alliance 303-269-5550 chris.s.chavez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-143 NASA, UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE ANNOUNCE NEW COMMERCIAL CREW AGREEMENT DENVER -- NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) managers will hold a news conference on Monday, July 18, at ULA headquarters in Centennial, Colo., to announce a new Commercial Crew Development agreement. The news conference will begin at 11 a.m. MDT in the first floor conference center. To participate, journalists must RSVP to ULA's Chris Chavez at chris.s.chavez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx by 9 a.m. MDT on Monday. Reporters also may participate by calling 800-951-1214. Media representatives must call by 11:15 a.m. to join the news conference. The briefing participants are: -- Ed Mango, NASA Commercial Crew Development program manager -- Dan Collins, chief operating officer, ULA -- Dr. George Sowers, vice president, ULA business development For information about United Launch Alliance, visit: http://www.ulalaunch.com For information on NASA's Commercial Crew Development Program, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/ -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