Feb 19, 2009

Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne c brown@nasa gov

Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif 818-354-0474 alan buis@jpl nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-026

NASA PLANS ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY POST-LAUNCH MEDIA BRIEFING

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media briefing at 9 a m EST on the day the Orbiting Carbon Observatory spacecraft launches The observatory is set to launch Feb 24 at 4:51 a m EST from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California The briefing will take place in the James E Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St S W , Washington

The Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, is NASA's first spacecraft dedicated to studying carbon dioxide The mission will map the global distribution of carbon dioxide, the leading human-produced greenhouse gas driving climate changes, and study how that distribution changes over time

Briefing panelists at Headquarters and Vandenberg are:

• Ed Weiler, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington
• Chuck Dovale, NASA launch director, NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla
• Ralph Basilio, OCO deputy project manager, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif
• Jack Kaye, associate director for research, Earth Science Division, NASA Headquarters

Reporters may ask questions from participating NASA locations or by telephone To reserve a telephone line, contact J D Harrington by e-mail at j d harrington@nasa gov

For more information about launch coverage, and NASA TV downlink and streaming video, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory, visit:

http://www nasa gov/oco

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