What:

On Friday, June 9, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will visit Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and will be available to meet with news media at 11:30 a.m. CDT. She will be joined by NASA’s Constellation Program Manager Jeff Hanley and Deputy Associate Administrator of Exploration Systems Doug Cooke, along with Marshall Center Director David King.

As deputy administrator, Dale serves as the agency’s second in command to NASA Administrator Michael Griffin. Dale began her duties as deputy administrator on November 14, 2005, after being nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate.

Who:

NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale, Constellation Program Manager Jeff Hanley, Deputy Associate Administrator of Exploration Systems Doug Cooke and Marshall Center Director David King

When:

Friday, June 9, 2006
11:30 a.m. to noon CDT

Where:

Marshall Space Flight Center Press Room
Building 4200, Public & Employee Communications Office

To attend:

News media interested in covering the event should contact Kim Newton in the Marshall Public & Employee Communications Office at 256-544-0034, no later than close of business on June 8, 2006. Media must report to the Redstone Arsenal Joint Visitor Control Center at Gate 9, Interstate 565 interchange at Rideout Road/Research Park Boulevard. Vehicles are subject to a security search at the gate. News media will need two photo identifications and proof of car insurance. Visitor parking is available in front of Bldg. 4200 on the southwest side.

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