NASA to Announce New Agreements for Next Phase of Commercial Crew Development

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Aug. 1, 2012

Candrea Thomas
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov

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

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-143

NASA TO ANNOUNCE NEW AGREEMENTS FOR NEXT PHASE OF COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT

WASHINGTON -- NASA will issue a news release to announce new 
agreements with industry partners for its Commercial Crew integrated 
Capability (CCiCap) initiative at 9 a.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 3. At 10 
a.m. NASA will host a news briefing from Kennedy Space Center in 
Florida, which will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the 
agency's website. NASA also will host a follow-up teleconference for 
media representatives with detailed questions at 10:45 a.m., 
immediately following the briefing.

Through CCiCap, NASA is stimulating the private sector to develop and 
demonstrate human spaceflight capabilities that could ultimately lead 
to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for both 
commercial and government customers.

CCiCap is an initiative of NASA's Commercial Crew Program and a 
priority of the Obama Administration. The objective of the program is 
to facilitate the development of a U.S. commercial crew space 
transportation capability with the goal of achieving safe, reliable 
and cost-effective access to and from low Earth orbit and the 
International Space Station. After the capability is matured, NASA 
could purchase commercial services to meet its space station crew 
transportation needs.

Televised news briefing participants at Kennedy are:
-- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden
-- Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana
-- Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango 

News teleconference participants are:
-- Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations 
Directorate William Gerstenmaier
-- Director for Commercial Spaceflight Development Philip McAlister
-- Deputy Manager for Commercial Crew Program Brent Jett

Media representatives wishing to attend the televised briefing in 
person should arrive at Kennedy's Press Site by 9:30 a.m. for access 
to the OSB-II facility, where the event will take place. U.S. 
journalists without Kennedy accreditation must request credentials by 
3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2. International media accreditation for this 
event is closed. Badges for this specific event can be picked up at 
the Kennedy Space Center Badging Office on State Road 405. Media must 
apply for credentials online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov  

To participate in the teleconference, reporters must email their name, 
media affiliation and telephone number to Trent Perrotto at 
trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov by 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 3.

For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to the 10 a.m. 
streaming video of the announcement, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

Audio of the 10:45 a.m. teleconference will be streamed live at:

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio 

To access presentation graphics during the telecon and for more 
information about NASA's Commercial Crew Program and CCiCap, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew 

	
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