April 2, 2013

Trent J Perrotto Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 trent j perrotto@nasa gov

Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh byerly@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-054

NASA TV BRIEFING DISCUSSES ALPHA MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER RESULTS

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news conference at 1:30 p m EDT on Wednesday, April 3, to discuss the first results of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) experiment AMS is a state-of-the-art cosmic ray particle physics detector located on the exterior of the International Space Station

The briefing will be held in the James E Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters at 300 E St SW in Washington It will be broadcast live on NASA Television and streamed on the agency's website

The participants include: -- William Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations -- Samuel Ting (participating by video link), AMS principal investigator, Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- Michael Salamon, U S Department of Energy Office of Science program manager for AMS -- Mark Sistilli, NASA AMS program manager

Media representatives may ask questions from participating NASA centers or by telephone To participate by phone, reporters must contact Rachel Kraft at 202-358-1100 or rachel h kraft@nasa gov by noon, April 3

AMS was constructed, tested and operated by an international team of 56 institutes from 16 countries and organized under U S Department of Energy Office of Science sponsorship NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston manages the AMS Integration Project Office

AMS was launched on space shuttle Endeavour on May 16, 2011 Operations on the space station began three days later AMS continues operations aboard the station today

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about AMS and the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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