August 03, 2009

Doc Mirelson Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4495 doc mirelson@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-146

HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT REVIEW COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES MEETING AGENDAS

WASHINGTON -- The Review of U S Human Space Flight Plans Committee will hold public meetings Aug 5 and 12 The meetings are open to the public and news media representatives No registration is required, but seating is limited to the locations' capacity

The Aug 5 meeting will be held from 8 a m to noon EDT at the Carnegie Institution, located at 1530 P St NW in Washington No press conference is scheduled on Aug 5 The agenda is:

8:00 a m Vision for Space Exploration Background (John Marburger) 8:30 a m Mars Society Views on U S Human Space Flight (Robert Zubrin) 9:00 a m Science-Related Briefings: Biological and Physical Sciences (Elizabeth Cantwell) Earth Science (Anthony Janetos) Astronomy and Astrophysics (Marcia Rieke) Planetary Science (Steve Squyres) 10:30 a m Arianespace Briefing (Jean-Yves Le Gall) 10:45 a m EADS Briefing (Mark Kinnersley) 11:00 a m Public comment period 11:15 a m Committee public deliberations Noon Committee adjourns

The Aug 12 meeting will be held from 1 to 5 p m EDT at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Amphitheater, located at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW in Washington The agenda is:

1:00 to 5:00 p m Committee public deliberations: Discussion of final options Discussion of final report Discussion of close-out activities

NASA Television will carry both meetings live on the agency's media channel The events may also be viewed on NASA's Web site Following the Aug 12 meeting, committee chairman Norman Augustine will be available to answer questions from news media for approximately 30 minutes

To watch the events online, select the NASA TV media channel at:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

Viewers may watch and participate in the meeting online via Ustream at:

http://www ustream tv/nasatelevision

For committee information, agendas, charter, biographies and schedules, visit:

http://hsf nasa gov

For information about NASA and agency activities, visit: http://www nasa gov

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