Sept 17, 2012

Lauren B Worley Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1288 lauren b worley@nasa gov

Emily Cain Small Business Administration 202-205-6420 emily cain@sba gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-183

GOOGLE+ HANGOUT WITH NASA, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CHIEFS SEPT 19 FEATURES MARS CURIOSITY CONTRACTOR

WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills will speak about the contributions of small businesses to the success of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover mission during a Google+ Hangout at 10:30 a m EDT Wednesday, Sept 19

Bolden and Mills will discuss ATA Engineering, which partnered with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory team to test and analyze the entry, descent and landing of Curiosity The company contributed to the rover's wheels, actuators and thermal control systems Bolden will speak from ATA Engineering's headquarters in Herndon, Va

Reporters interested in participating in the Google+ Hangout may contact Lauren Worley at lauren b worley@nasa gov for a link to the online discussion

A direct link to the hangout will be posted immediately before Wednesday's scheduled start at 10:30 a m , on NASA's Google+ page:

http://plus google com/+NASA

For more information about ATA Engineering, visit:

http://www ata-e com

For information about NASA's Curiosity rover mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/msl

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