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1. Future Space Station Crew to Participate in NASA TV News Conference, Media Interviews
2. NASA Announces Small Business Industry Awards

Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:39:11 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: Future Space Station Crew to Participate in NASA TV News Conference, Media Interviews

March 18, 2014

Jay Bolden Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Josh Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M14-046

Future Space Station Crew to Participate in NASA TV News Conference, Media Interviews

The crew of International Space Station Expedition 40/41, including NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, will participate in a NASA Television news conference and media interviews Tuesday, March 18, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston

Wiseman, European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, and cosmonaut Maxim Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency will launch to the space station aboard the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft May 28 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan They are scheduled to return to Earth in November

NASA TV will broadcast at 1:30 p m EDT pre-recorded footage of the crew preparing for their mission, followed by live coverage at 2 p m of the crew news conference Reporters who wish to participate by telephone should call Johnson's newsroom at 281-483-5111 no later than 1:45 p m Tuesday, March 18 Those following the briefing on social media can ask questions using the hashtag #askNASA

After the news conference, interview opportunities are available in person at Johnson, by phone or online To request credentials to attend in person, or to reserve an interview opportunity, media must contact Johnson's newsroom by 6 p m Monday, March 17 The deadline for international journalists to attend in person has passed

Wiseman, who grew up in Baltimore, is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N Y , Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and the U S Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Md As a naval aviator, Wiseman flew the FA-18F Super Hornet and served in numerous assignments around the world before his selection to NASA's astronaut corps in 2009

The crew members will share their experiences aboard the space station on Instagram and Twitter, at:

http://instagram com/iss

https://twitter com/astro_reid

https://twitter com/Astro_Alex

For Wiseman's full biography, visit:

http://go nasa gov/1cRNLtH

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

http://www nasa gov/nasatv

For more information about the International Space Station and its crews, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:28:44 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA Announces Small Business Industry Awards

March 18, 2014

Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761

Report #RELEASE 14-080

NASA Announces Small Business Industry Awards

NASA announced Tuesday the recipients of the agency's Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Small Business Industry Awards (SBIA) program at its inaugural Industry Forum More than 30 nominations were received from all NASA centers

The SBIA program recognizes the outstanding efforts of companies that support NASA in achieving its mission Award categories include: Small Business Prime Contractor, Small Business Subcontractor, and Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year

Under the leadership of Glenn A Delgado, associate administrator for the agency's Small Business Program, more than 130 companies have received these respected awards since the program�s inception in FY 2008

The FY 2013 NASA Agency-Level SBIA winners are:

�Healtheon, Inc , New Orleans Agency Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year

�Houston Precision Fasteners, Houston Agency Small Business Subcontractor of the Year

�Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc , Columbia, Md Agency Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year

To learn more about NASA's FY 2013 SBIA winners and the Small Business Program at NASA, visit:

http://www osbp nasa gov

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