Sept. 17, 2012 Lauren B. Worley Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1288 lauren.b.worley@xxxxxxxx Emily Cain Small Business Administration 202-205-6420 emily.cain@xxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-183 GOOGLE+ HANGOUT WITH NASA, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CHIEFS SEPT. 19 FEATURES MARS CURIOSITY CONTRACTOR WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills will speak about the contributions of small businesses to the success of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover mission during a Google+ Hangout at 10:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 19. Bolden and Mills will discuss ATA Engineering, which partnered with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory team to test and analyze the entry, descent and landing of Curiosity. The company contributed to the rover's wheels, actuators and thermal control systems. Bolden will speak from ATA Engineering's headquarters in Herndon, Va. Reporters interested in participating in the Google+ Hangout may contact Lauren Worley at lauren.b.worley@xxxxxxxx for a link to the online discussion. A direct link to the hangout will be posted immediately before Wednesday's scheduled start at 10:30 a.m., on NASA's Google+ page: http://plus.google.com/+NASA For more information about ATA Engineering, visit: http://www.ata-e.com For information about NASA's Curiosity rover 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
