NASA Media Telecon To Announce Technology Demonstration Missions

[NASA News <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Aug. 18, 2011

David E. Steitz 
Headquarters, Washington                                         
202-358-1730 
david.steitz@xxxxxxxx 


MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-171

NASA MEDIA TELECON TO ANNOUNCE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION MISSIONS

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT on 
Monday, Aug. 22, to announce proposals selected in the agency's 
Technology Demonstration Mission program. 

These crosscutting technology demonstrations were selected because of 
their potential to infuse high-impact capabilities into NASA's future 
space operations missions. Flight demonstrations will advance the 
technology readiness of these systems, providing tangible products 
and capabilities ready for infusion into NASA missions. 

Technology Demonstration Missions are a vital element in the 
technology readiness pipeline, allowing NASA to advance innovations 
from concept to flight across the agency's 10 space technology 
programs. 

The participants are: 
-- Michael Gazarik, NASA deputy chief technologist, Office of the 
Chief Technologist, NASA Headquarters, Washington 
-- James Reuther, director, Crosscutting Capability Demonstrations 
division, Office of the Chief Technologist 
-- Bonnie James, program executive, Technology Demonstrations 
Missions, Office of the Chief Technologist 

To participate, reporters must contact David Steitz at 
david.steitz@xxxxxxxx or 202-358-1730, by 10 a.m. on Aug. 22 for 
dial-in instructions. 
Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on NASA's website 
at: 










http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio 


For more information about the Technology Development Missions 
program, visit: 










http://go.usa.gov/k3Y 


For more information about NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist, 
visit: 










http://www.nasa.gov/oct 

	
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