April 21, 2011

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

Jia-Rui Cook Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif 818-354-0850 jccook@jpl nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-084

NASA INVITES PUBLIC TO TAKE A JOURNEY TOWARD INTERSTELLAR SPACE

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a special Science Update at 1 p m EDT on Thursday, April 28, to discuss the unprecedented journey of NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft to the edge of our solar system

The event will be held in NASA headquarters' Webb auditorium at 300 E St SW, in Washington It will be broadcast live on NASA Television and streamed at:

http://www nasa gov

After 33 years in space, the spacecraft still are operating and returning data from about 10 billion miles away from our sun The Voyagers also carry a collection of images and sounds from Earth as a message to possible life elsewhere in the galaxy

The participants are: -- Ed Stone, Voyager project scientist and professor of physics, California Institute of Technology -- Ann Druyan, creative director, Voyager Interstellar Message Project; Carl Sagan's co-author and widow -- Suzanne Dodd, Voyager Project Manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif -- Merav Opher, Voyager Guest Investigator and assistant professor of astronomy, Boston University

Reporters also may ask questions from participating NASA field centers or by phone Journalists must send their name, affiliation and telephone number to Dwayne Brown at: dwayne c brown@nasa gov by noon on Wednesday, April 27, for dial-in information

For more information about the Voyager mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/voyager

For NASA TV streaming video and downlink information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

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