Media are invited to tourvisit the Space Life Sciences (SLS) Lab
at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, for an exciting
a tour and update on current research activities supporting the Vision for
Space Exploration on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. . Transportation to the SLS
Lab will depart at 9:45 a.m. from the Gate 3 Pass and Identification
Building, located on State Road 405 will depart at 9:45 a.m.
Scientists will discuss The 100,000+square-foot, state-of-the-art facility
officially opened in Nov. 2003 and is home to researchers of NASA, the
Univesity of Florida, NASA’s Life Sciences Services contractor Dynamac
Corporation, Bionetics Corporation, and academia affiliated with the Florida
Space Research Institute.
Media will have the opportunity to talk with scientists about on-going
research being performed in support of future space exploration initiatives.
Topics will include . Topics to be covered include space agriculture,
biotechnology, microgravity, biomedicine and conservation biology, among
others.
The more than 100,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility officially
opened in November 2003 and is home to researchers of NASA, the University
of Florida, NASA’s Life Sciences Services contractor Dynamac Corporation,
Bionetics Corporation, and academia affiliated with the Florida Space
Research Institute.
Media who do not currently possess KSC credentials should submit their
request via the online accreditation Web site at:
For information on NASA programs at KSC on the Internet, visit:
For information on NASA and Agency programs on the Internet, visit:
