Oct 3, 2012

John Yembrick / Jason Townsend Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1584 / 202-358-0359 john yembrick@nasa gov / jason c townsend@nasa gov

Katherine Nelson SpaceX 310-463-0794 media@spacex com

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-198

GOOGLE+ HANGOUT OCT 5 WITH NASA ADMINISTRATOR AND SPACEX CEO

WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will discuss the first contracted cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station during a Google+ Hangout from 1-1:30 p m EDT Friday, Oct 5 The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its Dragon cargo spacecraft are scheduled to lift off at 8:35 p m , Sunday, Oct 7 from at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida

Bolden and Musk will talk about the flight, which will be the first of 12 contracted for NASA by SpaceX to resupply the space station The SpaceX flights under the Commercial Resupply Services contract will restore an American capability to deliver and return significant amounts of cargo, including science experiments, to the orbiting laboratory -- a feat not achievable since the retirement of the space shuttle

Followers on Twitter may ask a question in advance of or during the event using the hashtag #askNASA On NASA Facebook and Google+, a comment thread will open for questions on the morning of the event To join the hangout, visit the NASA's Google+ page:

http://plus google com/+NASA

The Dragon will be filled with about 1,000 pounds of supplies This includes critical materials to support the 166 investigations planned for the station's Expedition 33 crew, including 63 new investigations The Dragon will return about 734 pounds of scientific materials, including results from human research, biotechnology, materials and educational experiments, as well as about 504 pounds of space station hardware

For information about the space station, research in low Earth orbit, NASA's commercial space programs and the future of American spaceflight, visit:

http://www nasa gov/exploration

For more information about SpaceX, visit:

http://www spacex com

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