Date: January 19th 2008

Jan 18, 2008

Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 tabatha thompson-1@nasa gov

Ted Huetter Museum of Flight, Seattle 206-768-7105 thuetter@museumofflight org

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-012

NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR VISITS SEATTLE FOR FUTURE FORUM

SEATTLE - On Friday, Jan 25, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote address at 8:45 a m PST, at the Museum of Flight in Seattle The event focuses on how space exploration benefits the state of Washington's economy and kicks off a yearlong Future Forum series celebrating NASA's 50th anniversary The series will hold events in cities across the country

Other NASA speakers include Janet Kavandi, an astronaut who earned her doctorate at the University of Washington, and Jeff Hanley, director of NASA's Constellation Program They will discuss NASA's development of the vehicles that will travel to the moon, Mars and beyond Washington Lt Gov Brad Owen will be the luncheon's keynote speaker The future forum coincides with a NASA exhibition at the museum featuring a rare Mars meteorite

Dale, Kavandi, Hanley and astronaut Bonnie Dunbar, the president of the Museum of Flight, will participate in a media question and answer session following the morning event One-on-one interviews also may be scheduled in advance

Reporters who would like to attend should contact Tabatha Thompson at tabatha thompson-1@nasa gov, 202-358-3895, or Tara Cashman at tcashman@museumofflight org, 206-768-7128, by Jan 24 Media also may contact Autumn Monahan with the WSA, Washington's technology association, at 206-505-8350

Event schedule for the NASA Seattle Future Forum:

8:30 a m - Welcome by host, Bonnie Dunbar, president, Museum of Flight
8:45 a m - Remarks by NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale
9:15 a m - Astronaut presentation, astronaut Janet Kavandi
9:30 a m - Overview of the NASA Exploration Program, Jeff Hanley, director, NASA Constellation Program
9:55 a m - Media question and answer with presenters
10 a m - Innovation Panel: "Unleashing the power of technology and creativity"
11:10 a m - Discovery Panel: "Pushing the limits of knowledge to inspire new generations"
12:15 p m - Luncheon with address from Lt Gov Brad Owen
1:30 p m - Inspiration Panel: "Building idea factories for the future"

For complete biographical information about Dale, visit:

http://www nasa gov/about/highlights/dale_bio html

For more information about the Museum of Flight, visit:

www museumofflight org

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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