Aug 22, 2008

Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth dickey-1@nasa gov

Trina Patterson ATK Space Systems, Salt Lake City 801-699-0943 trina patterson@atk com

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-158

MEDIA TELECON SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS ROCKET LAUNCH FAILURE

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va -- Representatives from NASA and Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, will hold a media teleconference Friday morning at 10:30 a m EDT to discuss this morning's failure of a rocket launch carrying two NASA hypersonic experimental payloads

To participate, reporters should call 800-369-6087 The passcode is HYBOLT Reporters will be asked give their name and media affiliation before the start of the moderated call

At 5:10 a m Friday the rocket was destroyed by range safety officials after liftoff from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia No injuries or property damage have been reported

Friday's teleconference will be streamed on the Web at:

http://www nasa gov/newsaudio

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