April 15, 2008

Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja r alexander@nasa gov

Joan B Underwood Lockheed Martin, Denver 303-971-7398 joan b underwood@lmco com

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-079

STEPHEN HAWKING SPEAKS AT NASA 50TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT

WASHINGTON -- On Monday, April 21, Professor Stephen Hawking of the University of Cambridge will be the featured speaker at a lecture that is part of a series honoring NASA's 50th anniversary The title of Hawking's lecture is "Why we should go into space " The event will be held at the George Washington University's Morton Auditorium at 3 p m EDT Admission is by invitation only, but reporters are welcome to attend

NASA television will broadcast the event live on the Web at:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

News media representatives should R S V P by calling 703-556-4861 or e-mailing LM_NASA@hayespr com

NASA was created by the National Aeronautics and Space Act and began operations on Oct 1, 1958 The 50th anniversary NASA lecture series features prominent speakers to discuss the benefits that space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research provide in addressing global issues such as the economy, education, health, science and the environment Lockheed Martin Corporation of Bethesda, Md , is co-sponsoring the two-year lecture series Hawking's lecture also is being co-sponsored by the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University's Elliott School

For more information about the NASA 50th Anniversary Lecture Series, visit:

http://www nasa gov/50th/NASA_lecture_series/

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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