July 13, 2009

Mark Hess Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md 301-286-6255 mark s hess@nasa gov

Tina Tate The Newseum, Washington 202-292-6620 ttate@newseum org

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-125

NASA HOLDS BRIEFING TO RELEASE RESTORED APOLLO 11 MOONWALK VIDEO

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media briefing at 11 a m EDT on Thursday, July 16, at the Newseum in Washington to release greatly improved video imagery from the July 1969 live broadcast of the Apollo 11 moonwalk

The release will feature 15 key moments from Neil Armstrong's and Buzz Aldrin's historic moonwalk using what is believed to be the best available broadcast-format copies of the lunar excursion, some of which had been locked away for nearly 40 years The initial video released Thursday is part of a comprehensive Apollo 11 moonwalk restoration project expected to be completed by the fall

The Newseum is located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave N W The news conference will be broadcast live on NASA Television and streamed on the agency's Internet homepage

Participants in the briefing will be: -- Richard Nafzger, team lead and Goddard engineer -- Stan Lebar, former Westinghouse Electric program manager -- Mike Inchalik, president of Lowry Digital, Burbank, Calif

For NASA TV downlink information, schedule information and streaming video, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

The Newseum is a 250,000-square-foot museum of news The exterior's unique architectural features include a 74-foot-high marble engraving of the First Amendment and an immense front wall of glass through which passers-by can watch the museum fulfilling its mission of providing a forum where the media and the public can gain a better understanding of each other More information about the Newseum is available online at:

http://www newseum org

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