MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – NASA representatives will discuss future plans for historic Moffett Field and NASA Research Park during a community meeting this week in Sunnyvale, Calif.

The town hall meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10, 2008, in the Sunnyvale City Council Chambers, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, Calif. The meeting will be televised on KSUN-15, the city’s government-access television station.

The NASA presentation will be led by Steve Zornetzer, associate director for institutions and research at NASA’s Ames Research Center, who will explain the overall strategy and development plans for the airfield and NASA Research Park. SETI scientist Peter Jenniskens will discuss science missions conducted from Moffett Field resulting from partnerships between NASA and the private sector.

“NASA values our relationship with the city of Sunnyvale and we appreciate this opportunity to share information with the city’s residents,” Zornetzer said.

WHAT: Community meeting to discuss Moffett Field

WHERE: Sunnyvale City Council Chambers, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, Calif.

WHEN: 7 p.m. PDT, April 10, 2008

WHO: NASA officials, including Steve Zornetzer, associate director for institutions and research, who will discuss development plans for Moffett Field, and Peter Jenniskens, a SETI scientist at Ames, who will discuss science missions conducted using aircraft based at Moffett Field.