[meteorite-list] NASA Hosts Workshop To Discuss Exploring Near Earth Objects

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 11:01:05 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201008021801.o72I15ja021194_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

Aug. 2, 2010

Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1979
michael.j.braukus at nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-105

NASA HOSTS WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS EXPLORING NEAR EARTH OBJECTS

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host an interactive workshop to identify
objectives for exploration missions to near-Earth objects, or NEOs,
on Aug. 10-11 at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington.

The event will bring together experts and key leaders from NASA, other
government agencies, industry, academia, and international
communities. They will discuss past experiences and focus on
objectives, capabilities, and concepts of operations for human and
robotic exploration of NEOs.

The primary goals for the workshop are to increase the collective
understanding of NEOs, communicate NASA's preliminary plans for a
human mission to a NEO, and get input on proposed mission objectives.
The workshop includes a series of briefings, panels, and breakout
sessions.

Space is limited. Journalists interested in attending the workshop's
Aug. 10 plenary sessions and reports from the Aug. 11 breakout
sessions should register by Aug. 6 with Michael Braukus at
michael.j.braukus at nasa.gov.

A live video stream of the plenary sessions and reports on the
breakout sessions will be available on NASA's Exploration website. To
access the stream and a schedule of events, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/exploration

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov
        
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Received on Mon 02 Aug 2010 02:01:05 PM PDT