March 31, 2008

Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie schierholz@nasa gov, grey hautaluoma-1@nasa gov

Kim Newton Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala 256-544-0371 kimberly d newton@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-068

NASA TO BRIEF MEDIA ABOUT ARES I ROCKET VIBRATION REPORT

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference on Thursday, April 3, at 2:30 p m EDT to discuss findings from the Ares I thrust oscillation focus team The team has been studying possible vibration concerns in the early designs of the new crew launch vehicle NASA is designing as part of the Constellation Program, which is building a spacecraft that will return humans to the moon by 2020

The briefing participants are: -- Rick Gilbrech, associate administrator, Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington -- Doug Cooke, deputy associate administrator, Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters -- Steve Cook, manager, Ares Projects, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala -- Garry Lyles, associate director for technical management, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

Reporters should contact Grey Hautaluoma at 202-358-0668, or Stephanie Schierholz at 202-358-4997, by 11 a m April 3, for dial-in information

The teleconference also will be audiocast live on NASA's Web site at:

http://www nasa gov/newsaudio

For more information about NASA's exploration program, visit:

http://www nasa gov/exploration

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