Jan 12, 2011

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

DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif 818-393-9011 agle@jpl nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-006

NASA TO PREVIEW FEBRUARY COMET ENCOUNTER

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p m EST on Wednesday, Jan 19, to discuss the Feb 14 Stardust-NExT mission flyby of comet Tempel 1 The encounter will mark the first time scientists can look for changes on a comet's surface caused by a close flyby of the sun

The news conference will be in the James E Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters at 300 E St SW in Washington It will be broadcast live on NASA Television and streamed on the agency's website

The briefing participants are:

-- Joe Veverka, Stardust-NExT principal investigator, Cornell University, Ithaca, N Y -- Tim Larson, Stardust-NExT project manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif -- Pete Schultz, Stardust-NExT co-investigator, Brown University, Providence, R I -- Steve Chesley, Stardust-NExT co-investigator, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena

Media representatives unable to attend in person may ask questions from participating NASA locations or by telephone For dial-in information, journalists must send their name, affiliation and telephone number to Steve Cole at stephen e cole@nasa gov or call 202-358-0918 by 11 a m Jan 19

For NASA TV streaming video and downlink information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about NASA's Stardust-NExt mission, visit:

http://www stardustnext jpl nasa gov

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