Aug 25, 2008

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

Josh Byerly/Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh byerly@nasa gov lynnette b bmadison@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-215

NASA INVITES MEDIA TO EXPERIENCE LUNAR EXPLORATION UP CLOSE

HOUSTON -- Reporters will have a unique chance to experience lunar life, including driving across and touching a simulated moonscape, on Monday, Sept 8, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston

The Lunar Exploration Workshop will be held from 1:30 p m to 5 p m CDT, immediately following morning briefings that preview NASA's next space shuttle mission The STS-125 flight of Atlantis will be the final visit by astronauts to the Hubble Space Telescope

During Monday's tour, reporters will visit NASA's lunar yard to view NASA's prototype lunar truck as it travels across the mock surface of the moon They will be able to climb into a concept lunar lander in the Altair development lab and examine moon rocks brought back to Earth by Apollo astronauts

The sessions will include interviews with experts and managers from NASA's Constellation Program The Constellation Program is building America's next spacecraft and planning a return of humans to live and work on the moon

Reporters must contact the Johnson Space Center newsroom at 281-483-5111 by 5 p m Sept 3, to register For more information about NASA's Constellation Program, visit:

http://www nasa gov/constellation

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