August 03, 2009

J D Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2769 j d harrington@nasa gov

Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif 650-604-3937 michael s mewhinney@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-144

NASA ANNOUNCES BRIEFING ABOUT KEPLER'S EARLY SCIENCE RESULTS

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media briefing on Thursday, Aug 6, at 2 p m EDT, to discuss early science results of the Kepler mission Kepler is the first spacecraft with the ability to find Earth-size planets orbiting stars like our sun in a zone where liquid water could exist

The televised briefing will be held in the James E Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St S W , Washington

The briefing participants are:

-- Jon Morse, NASA's Astrophysics Division director, NASA Headquarters

-- William Borucki, Kepler science principal investigator, NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif -- Sara Seager, professor of planetary science and physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge -- Alan Boss, astrophysicist, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution, Washington

Reporters may also 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

Kepler is a NASA Discovery mission It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla , on March 6, 2009

Besides being the home organization of the science principal investigator, NASA's Ames Research Center is responsible for Kepler's ground system development, mission operations and science data analysis

Kepler mission development is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp is responsible for developing the Kepler flight system and supporting mission operations

For more information about NASA TV downlinks and streaming video, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the Kepler mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/kepler

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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