NASA, ATK New Commercial Crew Announcement on NASA TV

[NASA News <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sept. 12, 2011

Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington 
Headquarters, Washington                                         
202-358-1979/5241 
michael.j.braukus@xxxxxxxx / j.d.harrington@xxxxxxxx 

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

Trina Patterson 
ATK Aerospace Systems 
801-699-0943 
trina.patterson@xxxxxxx 
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-191

NASA, ATK NEW COMMERCIAL CREW ANNOUNCEMENT ON NASA TV

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The NASA and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) 
announcement of an agreement that could accelerate the availability 
of U.S. commercial crew transportation capabilities at 3 p.m. EDT on 
Tuesday, Sept. 13 will be carried live on NASA Television. 

The announcement will occur at the Press Site auditorium at NASA's 
Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

The participants are: 
-- Ed Mango, Commercial Crew Program manager, NASA 
-- Kent Rominger, vice president, Strategy and Business Development, 
ATK Aerospace 
-- John Schumacher, vice president, Space Programs, EADS North America 


Reporters may ask questions in-person from Kennedy or using a phone 
bridge managed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. To use the 
phone bridge, journalists must call the Johnson newsroom at 
281-483-5111 by 2:45 p.m. EDT. 

For NASA TV downlink information, Video File schedules and links to 
streaming video, visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 


For information on NASA's Commercial Crew Program, visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial 


For information about ATK, visit: 



http://www.atk.com 

	
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