Aug 18, 2008

Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4997/0668
stephanie schierholz@nasa gov , grey hautaluoma-1@nasa gov

June Malone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala 256-544-7061 june e malone@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-155

NASA TO BRIEF MEDIA ABOUT ARES I THRUST OSCILLATION PLANS

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference on Tuesday, Aug 19, at 11:30 a m EDT, to discuss results and recommendations from the Ares I thrust oscillation focus team The team has been studying possible solutions to concerns raised about the early designs of the new crew launch vehicle that NASA's Constellation Program is building to return humans to the moon by 2020

The briefing participants are: -- Jeff Hanley, manager, Constellation Program, NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston -- Steve Cook, manager, Ares Projects, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala -- Garry Lyles, associate director for technical management, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

Reporters should contact Grey Hautaluoma at 202-358-0668, or Stephanie Schierholz at 202-358-4997, by 5 p m Aug 18, for dial-in information

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on NASA's web site at:

http://www nasa gov/newsaudio

For more information about NASA's exploration program, visit:

http://www nasa gov/exploration

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