July 10, 2012

Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 amber n philman@nasa gov

RELEASE: 35-12

REPORTERS INVITED TO 'DIG IT' WITH NASA IN HAWAII

HILO, Hawaii -- Reporters are invited to field tests of a NASA prototype rover that demonstrates how explorers might prospect for resources for survival while on other planetary bodies The demonstrations will take place Thursday, July 19, starting at 9 a m HST, outside of Hilo, Hawaii

The Regolith and Environment Science and Oxygen and Lunar Volatile Extraction, or RESOLVE, consists of a lunar rover and drill provided by the Canadian Space Agency to support a NASA payload that is designed to prospect for water, ice and other lunar resources RESOLVE also will demonstrate how future explorers can take advantage of resources at potential landing sites

Journalists will be able to observe and photograph the tests as well as interview NASA and Canadian Space Agency engineers involved in the systems' development

Reporters should contact Amber Philman at 321-431-4970 (amber n philman@nasa gov) by Tuesday, July 17, to attend Access to the test site requires an escort and a letter of assignment on company letterhead for credentials

The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems, or PISCES, at the University of Hawaii, Hilo, also hosts the collaborative mission

NASA's In Situ Resource Utilization project develops methods for explorers to take advantage of resources at potential landing sites

For more information about NASA's exploration plans, visit:

http://www nasa gov/exploration For more information about PISCES, visit: http://pisces uhh hawaii edu

-end-

To subscribe to the list, send a message to: ksc-subscribe@newsletters nasa gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters nasa gov

The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription:

You are subscribed to the following list: [list_name]

using the following email: example@example.com

You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL:

https://aus-city com/cgi-bin/dada/mail cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example com/

If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism

You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen:

<[program_url]/list/[list]>

If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at:

<mailto:[list_owner_email]>

The following physical address is associated with this mailing list:

[physical_address]