March 22, 2012

David E Steitz Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730 david steitz@nasa gov

Priscilla Vega Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif 818-354-1357 priscilla r vega@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-050

NASA INNOVATIVE ADVANCED CONCEPTS SYMPOSIUM MARCH 27-29

WASHINGTON -- NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Symposium will be held March 27-29 at the Westin Pasadena Hotel, 191 North Los Robles Ave , in Pasadena, Calif The NIAC examines early stage concepts that may lead to advanced and innovative space technologies critical for NASA to enable missions 10 to 100 years from today

Panel topics during the symposium include space debris elimination, fission fragment rocket engine propelled spacecraft, and the potential for ambient plasma wave propulsion systems

NIAC is part of NASA's Space Technology Program, which develops technologies that enable future NASA missions NIAC awardees come from academia, the private sector and government research labs

To attend the conference, reporters must register online, listing their media outlet under "affiliation," at:

http://events Signup4 com/NIAC2012

Journalists seeking interviews with NASA or other conference participants should contact Priscilla Vega at 818-354-1357 or priscilla r vega@nasa gov

To view the complete conference agenda, visit:

http://tinyurl com/7ekqboc

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

http://go usa gov/E4jt

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