Nov 10, 2009

George H Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 george h diller@nasa gov

J D Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j d harrington@nasa gov

Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Calif 818-354-4673 whitney b clavin@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-216

WISE STAR AND ASTEROID-HUNTING SPACECRAFT TOPIC OF NASA BRIEFING

WASHINGTON - NASA will hold a media briefing on Tuesday, Nov 17, at noon EST, to discuss the upcoming launch of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, mission WISE is scheduled to launch Dec 7, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Once in Earth orbit, WISE will scan the entire sky at infrared wavelengths, unveiling hundreds of thousands of asteroids and hundreds of millions of stars and galaxies

The briefing will take place in the James E Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St S W , in Washington NASA TV will broadcast the briefing on the NASA Education Channel

Panelists will be: -- Jon Morse, NASA's Astrophysics division director at NASA Headquarters -- Edward (Ned) Wright, WISE principal investigator at UCLA -- William Irace, WISE project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif -- Amy Mainzer, WISE deputy project scientist, JPL -- Peter Eisenhardt, WISE project scientist, JPL

Reporters may ask questions from participating NASA locations, including NASA's Kennedy Space Center, or by phone To reserve a phone line, journalists should send an e-mail listing name, media affiliation, and telephone number to:

j d harrington@nasa gov

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For the latest information about the WISE mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/wise

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