Aug 20, 2012

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

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-154

NASA TO ANNOUNCE NEW PLANETARY SCIENCE MISSION TODAY

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 5 p m EDT today to discuss the selection of a new Discovery-class mission that will further NASA's exploration of the solar system The selection will be the 12th in NASA's series of Discovery-class missions

The panelists for the briefing are: -- John Grunsfeld, astronaut and associate administrator, NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington -- James Green, director, NASA's Planetary Science Division, Washington

Created in 1992, the Discovery Program sponsors frequent, cost-capped solar system exploration missions with highly focused scientific goals In May 2011, NASA selected three mission concepts from 28 proposals for funding to conduct preliminary design studies and analyses

Recent Discovery missions include MESSENGER, Dawn, Stardust, Deep Impact and Genesis NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala , manages the program for the agency's Science Mission Directorate

Media wanting to participate in the teleconference must email their name and media affiliation to stephen e cole@nasa gov or call 202-358-0918 The teleconference also will be streamed live online at:

http://www nasa gov/newsaudio

For more information about the Discovery Program, visit:

http://discovery nasa gov

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