Aug. 18, 2011 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-171 NASA MEDIA TELECON TO ANNOUNCE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION MISSIONS WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT on Monday, Aug. 22, to announce proposals selected in the agency's Technology Demonstration Mission program. These crosscutting technology demonstrations were selected because of their potential to infuse high-impact capabilities into NASA's future space operations missions. Flight demonstrations will advance the technology readiness of these systems, providing tangible products and capabilities ready for infusion into NASA missions. Technology Demonstration Missions are a vital element in the technology readiness pipeline, allowing NASA to advance innovations from concept to flight across the agency's 10 space technology programs. The participants are: -- Michael Gazarik, NASA deputy chief technologist, Office of the Chief Technologist, NASA Headquarters, Washington -- James Reuther, director, Crosscutting Capability Demonstrations division, Office of the Chief Technologist -- Bonnie James, program executive, Technology Demonstrations Missions, Office of the Chief Technologist To participate, reporters must contact David Steitz at david.steitz@xxxxxxxx or 202-358-1730, by 10 a.m. on Aug. 22 for dial-in instructions. Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on NASA's website at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio For more information about the Technology Development Missions program, visit: http://go.usa.gov/k3Y For more information about NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/oct -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
