NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, will open its doors to media and social media representatives Monday, Feb. 2, for a “State of NASA” event featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the agency’s work on its journey to Mars.
Events in Houston will include media tours and presentations on the Mission Control Center, spacesuit development and cutting-edge engineering work. In addition, Astronauts Doug Wheelock and Stan Love will escort guests through the Orion and International Space Station mockup, giving them an inside look into the life of an astronaut. Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa will talk with participants and be available to answer questions.
Additionally, the group will connect remotely with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:30 p.m. CST via NASA Television. Bolden will address the agency’s scientific and technological achievements and the exciting work ahead as we push farther in the solar system and lead the world in a new era of exploration. Guests at Johnson will view the event from inside the Mission Control Center that controlled Orion’s first flight test this past December.
Bolden will take questions from media in attendance at Kennedy and remotely from NASA Headquarters and other participating agency centers. The briefing will air live on NASA TV and the agency’s website.
U.S. media must apply for credentials to attend Monday’s event at Johnson by noon Friday, Jan. 30. Badges will be issued at Rocket Park located at 2101 NASA Parkway directly inside the gates of NASA Johnson Space Center off Saturn Lane. Journalists must arrive at Rocket Park by 11:30 a.m. Monday for transportation to the event. The deadline for international media has passed. Media accreditation requests must be submitted tomegan.c.sumner@nasa.gov.
At 3 p.m. Monday, agency Chief Financial Officer David Radzanowski will brief media on NASA’s 2016 budget proposal. To participate in this briefing, media must contact Karen Northon in the NASA Headquarters newsroom at 202-358-1540 or karen.northon@nasa.gov no later than 2 p.m. Media in attendance at Johnson will have the option to listen to the teleconference in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility during the “State of NASA” event. The event will conclude at 4 p.m.
Audio and visuals from the media teleconference will be streamed live on NASA’s website and on Ustream at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio
For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
The NASA budget and supporting information will be available online Monday afternoon, at:
