Aug. 21, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@xxxxxxxx D.C. Agle/Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-5011 agle@xxxxxxxxxxxx guy.webster@xxxxxxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-155 NASA ANNOUNCES CURIOSITY ROVER MEDIA EVENTS SCHEDULE WASHINGTON -- NASA will host two media events this week to provide Curiosity rover mission updates. The first event is a media teleconference at 1p.m. EDT, today. The second event is televised briefing at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Aug. 22. The Mars Curiosity team is operating on Mars time. The Martian day is 40 minutes longer than an Earth day, so all events are scheduled based on team availability. The schedule is subject to change. Updates of event times will be at http://go.nasa.gov/curiositytelecon as they become available. For teleconference dial-in information, reporters must email their name, media affiliation and phone number to Elena Mejia at elena.mejia@xxxxxxxxxxxx or call the JPL Media Relations Office at 818-354-5011. Audio of media teleconferences is streamed live online at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio and http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl Visuals will be available at the start of each teleconference at: http://go.nasa.gov/curiositytelecon Televised news conferences are broadcast live on NASA TV and online at: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For more information about NASA's Curiosity mission, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/msl -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
