June 26, 2009

John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john yembrick-1@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-117

NASA ANNOUNCES APOLLO ANNIVERSARY EVENTS, NEWS CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON -- NASA has announced a schedule of events to commemorate the achievements of the Apollo program and the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing Among the activities is a news conference with astronauts from several Apollo missions scheduled for 9:30 to 10:30 a m EDT, July 20, in the James Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington NASA Headquarters is located at 300 E St , S W

A list of events to celebrate the Apollo legacy is located at:

http://www nasa gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/events html

The STS-125 space shuttle crew, past and present astronauts, engineers, and other NASA employees will celebrate the historic Apollo lunar exploration missions with activities at locations around the country from July 1 to July 24 NASA Television will broadcast many of the events live or provide news feeds on its daily Video File For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

Additional events may be added later Some activities are by invitation only and others have limited media access Please check back periodically for updates

The July 20 news conference will be carried live on NASA TV and the agency's Internet homepage Media representatives may ask questions from participating agency field centers Reporters should call their local center to confirm its participation in the event

NASA's Apollo missions and 40th anniversary Web sites provide easy access to various agency resources and multimedia about the program and the history of human spaceflight, including a gallery of Apollo multimedia features The sites are online at:

http://www nasa gov/apollo40th

http://www nasa gov/apollo

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