April 12, 2012

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

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-065

NASA HOSTS TELECONFERENCE ON STATUS OF NEW MARS PROGRAM PLANS

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p m EDT on Friday, April 13, to provide an update about the framework and schedule of the newly formed Mars Program Planning Group (MPPG)

The MPPG was established to construct a coordinated strategy and continue America's leadership role in the exploration of Mars within available future budgets

Participants are: -- John Grunsfeld, associate administrator, NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington -- Doug McCuistion, director, Mars Exploration Program, NASA Headquarters, Washington -- Orlando Figueroa, MPPG team lead

Media representatives can request dial-in information by sending their name, affiliation and phone number to j d harrington@nasa gov by 12:30 p m Friday, April 13

Audio of the event will be streamed live at:

http://www nasa gov/newsaudio

For more information about NASA's Mars Program, visit:

http://www nasa gov/mars

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