Allard Beutel
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
allard.beutel@nasa.gov
Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-237
NASA ANNOUNCES PRELAUNCH EVENTS FOR MARS SCIENCE LAB MISSION
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- News conferences, events and operating hours
for the Press Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for
the agency's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover launch.
MSL is scheduled to lift off at 10:25 a.m. EST on Nov. 25 from Space
Launch Complex 41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
NASA Television's countdown launch commentary begins at 8 a.m. on Nov.
25. That also is when a NASA blog will begin providing countdown
updates. Originating from the Air Force station's Hangar AE, the blog
is the definitive Internet source for information leading up to
liftoff.
Detailed lists of news briefing times and participants, prelaunch
media tours and photo opportunities and hours of operation for
Kennedy's Press Site are available at:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/index.htmlThe Curiosity rover has 10 science instruments to search for evidence
Mars had environments favorable for microbial life, including the
chemical ingredients for life. The unique rover will use a laser to
look inside rocks and release their gasses so its spectrometer can
analyze and send the data back to Earth.
Free wireless Internet access currently is not available at Kennedy's
Press Site. Media representatives must bring their own equipment for
wireless connectivity.
For NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For the latest information on NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/msl
