NASA'S Mars Rover Spirit Topic Of Media Call Jan. 26
Posted by Prateek Tripathi on Wednesday, February 10, 2010
NASA'S Mars Rover Spirit Topic Of Media Call Jan. 26
WASHINGTON
-- NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan.
26 to discuss the status of the agency's Mars rover Spirit. The robotic
explorer has been stuck in sandy soil on Mars for the past eight
months.
The participants are:
- Doug McCuistion, director of the Mars Exploration Program, NASA Headquarters in Washington
- John Callas, project manager, Mars Exploration Rovers, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
- Ashley Stroupe, rover driver, Mars Exploration Rovers, JPL
- Steve Squyres, principal investigator, Mars Exploration Rovers, Cornell University
For call in information, journalists should e-mail a request with their name, media affiliation and telephone number to J.D. Harrington at:
The participants are:
- Doug McCuistion, director of the Mars Exploration Program, NASA Headquarters in Washington
- John Callas, project manager, Mars Exploration Rovers, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
- Ashley Stroupe, rover driver, Mars Exploration Rovers, JPL
- Steve Squyres, principal investigator, Mars Exploration Rovers, Cornell University
For call in information, journalists should e-mail a request with their name, media affiliation and telephone number to J.D. Harrington at:
Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live at: