NASA Briefing To Preview Upcoming Mission To Jupiter

[KSC News Center <ksc@mediaservices.nasa.gov>]

July 22, 2011

George Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
george.h.diller@nasa.gov 

Trent Perrotto
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0321
trent.j.perroto@nasa.gov 

DC Agle
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-393-9011
agle@jpl.nasa.gov 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-153

NASA BRIEFING TO PREVIEW UPCOMING MISSION TO JUPITER

CAPE CANVAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. EDT 
on Wednesday, July 27, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in 
Florida to discuss preparations for the upcoming Juno mission to 
Jupiter. The briefing will be carried live on NASA Television and the 
agency's website. 

Juno, scheduled to launch Aug. 5, will improve our understanding of 
our solar system's beginnings by revealing the origin and evolution 
of Jupiter. Juno will get closer to Jupiter than any other spacecraft 
and will provide images and the first detailed glimpse of its poles.

Briefing participants are:
-- Jim Green, director, Planetary Science Division, Science Mission 
Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington
-- Scott Bolton, Juno principal investigator, Southwest Research 
Institute, San Antonio
-- Jan Chodas, Juno project manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), 
Pasadena, Calif. 
-- Steve Levin, Juno project scientist, JPL
-- Kaelyn Badura, Pine Ridge High School, Deltona, Fla.; high school 
student, Juno Education program participant and Goldstone Apple 
Valley Radio Telescope Project

U.S. media without permanent Kennedy accreditation need to apply for 
credentials by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26. New accreditation for 
international journalists is closed. Credentialing requests should be 
submitted online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov  

For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

For more information about Juno, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/juno

Ustream will carry the briefing live with a chat box available at:

http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2  

	
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