Jan 7, 2013

Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen e cole@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-004

NASA TO HOLD JAN 10 MEDIA BRIEFING ON NEXT LANDSAT MISSION LAUNCH

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p m EST on Thursday, Jan 10, about the upcoming launch of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) The briefing will be held in the James E Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St SW, Washington The news conference will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website

LDCM is a collaboration between NASA and the U S Geological Survey that will continue the Landsat Program's 40-year data record of monitoring Earth's landscapes from space LDCM will expand and improve on that record with observations that advance a wide range of Earth sciences and contribute to the management of agriculture, water and forest resources The spacecraft is scheduled to launch Feb 11

The panelists for the briefing are:

-- David Jarrett, LDCM program executive, NASA Headquarters, Washington -- Jim Irons, LDCM project scientist, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md -- Ken Schwer, LDCM project manager, Goddard Space Flight Center -- Matthew Larsen, associate director for climate and land use change, U S Geological Survey, Reston, Va

Journalists unable to attend in-person may ask questions from participating NASA locations and join by phone or via Twitter using the hashtag #askNASA To participate by phone, reporters must contact J D Harrington at 202-358-5241 or j d harrington@nasa gov with their media affiliation by 10 a m Jan 10

For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the LDCM mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/landsat

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