Aug 7, 2012

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

Geoffrey Brown Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory 240-228-5618 geoffrey brown@jhuapl edu

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-146

NASA TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE ON UPCOMING RADIATION BELT STORM PROBES LAUNCH

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news conference at 2 p m EDT Thursday, Aug 9, to discuss the upcoming launch of the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), a mission to study Earth's radiation belts The event will be broadcast live on NASA Television and streamed on the agency's website

The two-year RBSP mission will help scientists develop an understanding of Earth's Van Allen radiation belts and related regions that pose hazards to human and robotic explorers RBSP is scheduled to launch no earlier than 4:08 a m Thursday, Aug 23, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida The twin probes will lift off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket

News conference panelists are:

-- Madhulika Guhathakurta, Living With a Star program scientist, NASA Headquarters, Washington -- Mona Kessel, RBSP program scientist, NASA Headquarters -- Barry Mauk, RBSP project scientist, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Laurel, Md -- Rick Fitzgerald, RBSP project manager, APL, Laurel, Md

Reporters can ask questions from NASA's centers by telephone or via Twitter using the hashtag #asknasa For dial-in information, reporters must send their name, media affiliation and telephone number to j d harrington@nasa gov by 1 p m Aug 9

RBSP will explore space weather -- changes in Earth's space environment caused by the sun -- that can disable satellites, create power-grid failures and disrupt GPS service The mission also will allow researchers to understand fundamental radiation and particle acceleration processes throughout the universe

Graphics presented during the news conference will be online shortly before the start of the event at:

http://www nasa gov/sunearth

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the RBSP mission, visit:

http:www nasa gov/rbsp

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