Aug 22, 2011

Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne c brown@nasa gov

DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif 818-393-9011 agle@jpl nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-175

NASA HOSTS NEWS CONFERENCE ON UPCOMING MISSION TO MOON

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a news conference at 11 a m EDT, on Thursday Aug 25, to discuss the upcoming launch of the Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission

Scheduled to launch Sept 8, GRAIL will help answer longstanding questions about Earth's moon and provide a better understanding of how Earth and other rocky planets in our solar system formed

The briefing will take place in the NASA Headquarters James E Webb Auditorium, located at 300 E St SW in Washington It will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website

The news conference panelists are: -- Jim Green, director, Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters, Washington -- Maria Zuber, GRAIL principal investigator, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge -- David Lehman, GRAIL project manager, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif -- Leesa Hubbard, teacher in residence, Sally Ride Sciences, San Diego

Reporters who are unable to attend may ask questions from participating NASA centers or by telephone To participate by phone, reporters must contact Steve Cole at 202-358-0918 or stephen e cole@nasa gov by 10 a m on Thursday

The news conference will also be streamed live, with a chat available, at:

http://www ustream tv/nasajpl2

For more information about the GRAIL mission, visit:

http://grail nasa gov

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

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