Feb 9, 2012

David E Steitz Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730 david steitz@nasa gov

Shelly Hoffman Ohio State University, Columbus 614-247-4748 Hoffman 511@osu edu

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-023

NEXT NASA FUTURE FORUM WITH JOHN GLENN AT OHIO STATE FEB 20-21

WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and Sen John Glenn will discuss NASA's past, present and future during a NASA Future Forum at Ohio State University in Columbus on Feb 20-21 The forum coincides with the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic Friendship 7 space flight

Glenn will join space agency officials, Ohio State President E Gordon Gee, Ohio State students, astronauts, technologists, scientists, and engineers to discuss the role NASA will play in advancing innovation, technology, science, engineering, education and the economy that benefits Ohio and the nation

The program will feature panel discussions on the importance of education to our nation's future in space, the benefit of commercialized space technology to our economy and lives here on Earth, and the shifting roles for the public, commercial and international communities in space

Media representatives interested in attending the forum must contact David Steitz for credentials at david steitz@nasa gov or 202-358-1730 by 3 p m EST on Thursday, Feb 16 The forum is open to the public, but registration has reached capacity and is closed

Social media users can participate in the forum via Twitter using the hashtag: #NASAFuture During the event, Tweeps can submit questions by including @NASA_Technology in their tweet

All forum events will be carried live on NASA Television and streamed on the Web at:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

NASA Television will begin airing historic footage of John Glenn's Friendship 7 flight and b-roll and produced video featuring Glenn's fellow Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter on Feb 15

During the Ohio forum, NASA will post high-resolution still imagery of Sen Glenn, panelists and events to the agency's news photo Flickr site at:

http://www flickr com/photos/nasahqphoto

Ohio State University has produced a reporter multimedia resource website, featuring video sound bites from Sen Glenn, at:

http://go osu edu/mediaglenn

Reporters also are invited to tour NASA exhibits showcasing the latest space technologies, including a full-scale model of the Mars Science Lab and a model of the space station's Robonaut 2, on display at the university's student union Feb 18-21

For more about Ohio State University, visit:

http://www osu edu

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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