Sept 24, 2012

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

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-190

NASA HOSTS TELECONFERENCE ON STATUS OF MARS PROGRAM OPTIONS

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference 3 p m EDT Tuesday, Sept 25, to provide details of a summary report provided by the Mars Program Planning Group (MPPG)

The MPPG was established to aid with planning for the agency's future Mars Program within available future budgets

The teleconference participants are: -- John Grunsfeld, astronaut and associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington -- Orlando Figueroa, MPPG team lead

Media representatives can request dial-in information by sending their name, affiliation and phone number to stephen e cole@nasa gov by 2:30 p m Sept 25

The summary report will be posted an hour before the teleconference on NASA's MPPG webpage, at:

http://www nasa gov/offices/marsplanning/home/index html

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live at:

http://www nasa gov/newsaudio

For information about NASA's Mars Program, visit:

http://www nasa gov/mars

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