Date: September 4th 2010

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NASA INVITES MEDIA TO EXPERIENCE FUTURE OF HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION
NASA SETS BRIEFING ABOUT ASSISTANCE TO TRAPPED MINERS IN CHILE

Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:57:37 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA INVITES MEDIA TO EXPERIENCE FUTURE OF HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION

September 3, 2010

Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington Headquarters, Washington

Report #M10-125

NASA INVITES MEDIA TO EXPERIENCE FUTURE OF HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION

HOUSTON -- To see what life might be like on a distant planet, reporters need only travel to the Arizona desert NASA's Research and Technology Studies, or Desert RATS, will make its 13th trip to the desert this fall to test rovers, habitats and robots that could be used in future exploration missions

A media day for the tests will be held on Wednesday, Sept 15, to allow reporters to observe the activities Interested news media should contact Brandi Dean at 281-483-5111 by Thursday, Sept 9 Access to the test site is restricted, so media must be pre-registered NASA also requires a letter of assignment on company letterhead for credentials

The desert tests offer a chance for a NASA-led team of engineers, astronauts and scientists from across the country to test concepts for future missions The location offers a good test area for future destinations of exploration missions

NASA will demonstrate a variety of hardware during this year's test, including: -- Space Exploration Vehicles: two rovers astronauts could live in for seven days at a time -- Habitat Demonstration Unit/Pressurized Excursion Module: a simulated habitat where the rovers can dock to allow the crew room to perform experiments or deal with medical issues -- All-Terrain Hex-Legged Extra-Terrestrial Explorers: two heavy-lift rover platforms that allow the habitat, or other large items, to go where the action is -- Portable Communications Terminal: a rapidly deployable communications station -- Centaur 2: a possible four-wheeled transportation method for NASA Robonaut 2 -- Portable Utility Pallets: mobile charging stations for equipment -- A suite of new geology sample collection tools, including a self-contained GeoLab glove box for conducting in-field analysis of various collected rock samples

The public was involved in test preparation by helping NASA decide what areas should be explored NASA posted several possibilities online and allowed members of the public to vote on the most promising Several thousand ballots were cast and 67 percent favored a location that appeared to be home of several overlapping lava flows

NASA centers involved in the Desert RATS tests include Johnson Space Center in Houston; Langley Research Center in Virginia ; Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Ames Research Center, both in California; Kennedy Space Center, in Florida; Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland; Glenn Research Center in Cleveland; Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama; and NASA Headquarters in Washington, D C

In addition, professors and students from various universities, as well as the Canadian Space Agency, are participating in the Desert RATS field tests

For more information about NASA's field tests and to follow Desert RATS on various social media sites, visit:

http://www nasa gov/exploration/analogs/desert_rats htnl

Follow the Desert RATS tests on Twitter at:

http://www twitter com/Desert_RATS

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Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:48:01 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA SETS BRIEFING ABOUT ASSISTANCE TO TRAPPED MINERS IN CHILE

September 3, 2010

Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Stephanie Schierholz/John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M10-127

NASA SETS BRIEFING ABOUT ASSISTANCE TO TRAPPED MINERS IN CHILE

HOUSTON -- A NASA team sent to Chile to aid trapped miners will hold a news conference about their work at the San Jose gold and copper mine near Copiapo at noon CDT, Tuesday, Sept 7 The conference will be at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, and it will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website

The participants also will answer questions from reporters at participating NASA centers For journalists not able to attend at a NASA center, a limited number of phone lines are available by calling 281-483-5111 by 11:45 a m on Tuesday

U S news media planning to attend the briefing in person must contact the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 by 10 a m Tuesday Reporters interested in a one-on-one interview must contact the Johnson newsroom by 11:30 a m Tuesday

NASA responded to a request from the government of Chile, submitted through the U S Department of State, to provide technical advice that might assist the trapped miners The NASA team of two medical doctors, a psychologist and an engineer arrived in Chile Aug 31

Dr Michael Duncan, deputy chief medical officer in the Space Life Sciences Directorate at Johnson, led the team The other members are physician James Polk and psychologist Albert Holland from Johnson; and Clint Cragg, principal engineer with the NASA Engineering and Safety Center located at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va

The team will participate in the news conference Afterward, Duncan will be available for one-on-one interviews

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about NASA's assistance in Chile, visit:

http://www nasa gov/news/chile_assistance html

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 3 Sep 2010 to 4 Sep 2010 (#2010-99)

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