NASA 'Meet The Chiefs' Telecon With Top Science, Technology Leaders

[NASA News <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

June 23, 2011

David E. Steitz/Sarah DeWitt 
Headquarters, Washington 
202-358-1730/2451 
david.steitz@xxxxxxxx / sarah.l.dewitt@xxxxxxxx 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-132

NASA 'MEET THE CHIEFS' TELECON WITH TOP SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY LEADERS

WASHINGTON -- NASA's exploration future will be the subject of a media 
teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, June 27, with the agency's 
Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati and Chief Technologist Bobby Braun. 

While preparing to embark on its final space shuttle mission, NASA 
also is opening a new chapter in human spaceflight, space 
exploration, and science and technology innovation. The chiefs will 
discuss the development of breakthrough technologies to enable the 
next generation of explorers to face the challenges of spaceflight 
and scientific exploration. They also will focus on the agency's 
current and future missions to explore the secrets of our universe. 

To participate in the teleconference, reporters must e-mail their 
name, media affiliation and telephone number to Sarah DeWitt at 
sarah.l.dewitt@xxxxxxxx by 11 a.m. Monday. 

NASA will stream live audio of the teleconference at: 



http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio 


For biographical information about Abdalati and Braun, visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/abdalati_bio.html 




and 




http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/braun_bio.html 

	
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