Jan 11, 2007

Dwayne Brown/Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/3895

Michael Buckley Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md 240-228-7536

MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-004

NASA BRIEFING TO PREVIEW JUPITER FLYBY OF PLUTO MISSION

WASHINGTON - NASA will host a news briefing at 1 p m EST, Thursday, Jan 18, to preview the flight of the Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft through the Jupiter system The briefing will take place in the NASA Headquarters auditorium, 300 E St , S W , Washington The briefing will air live on NASA Television and streamed at www nasa gov

New Horizons will use Jupiter's gravity to boost its speed toward the outer solar system, while training its cameras and sensors on the giant planet and its moons during a six-month encounter

Briefing participants:

• James Green, acting director, Solar System Division, NASA Headquarters, Washington
• Alan Stern, New Horizons principal investigator, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colo
• John Spencer, New Horizons Jupiter Encounter science team deputy lead, Southwest Research Institute
• Glen Fountain, New Horizons project manager, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md

Reporters at participating agency field centers will be able to ask questions For more information about NASA TV, streaming video, downlink and schedule information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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