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July 13th 09, 08:59 PM
July 13, 2009
John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-128
NASA ANNOUNCES APOLLO ASTRONAUTS MEDIA BRIEFING
WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news briefing with astronauts from the
Apollo program at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 20, to commemorate
the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing.
The news conference will take place in the James Webb Auditorium at
NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, in Washington. It will be carried
live on NASA Television and the agency's Web site.
Astronauts scheduled to participate are:
- James Lovell, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13
- Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11
- David Scott, Apollo 15
- Charles Duke, Apollo 16
- Thomas Stafford, Apollo 10 and Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
- Eugene Cernan, Apollo 10 and Apollo 17
Reporters at participating NASA centers may ask questions.
Journalists
should confirm with their local center that location's availability.
For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming
video, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For a list of Apollo 40th anniversary events and more information
about the anniversary, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/events.html
and
http://www.nasa.gov/apollo
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John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-128
NASA ANNOUNCES APOLLO ASTRONAUTS MEDIA BRIEFING
WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news briefing with astronauts from the
Apollo program at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 20, to commemorate
the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing.
The news conference will take place in the James Webb Auditorium at
NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, in Washington. It will be carried
live on NASA Television and the agency's Web site.
Astronauts scheduled to participate are:
- James Lovell, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13
- Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11
- David Scott, Apollo 15
- Charles Duke, Apollo 16
- Thomas Stafford, Apollo 10 and Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
- Eugene Cernan, Apollo 10 and Apollo 17
Reporters at participating NASA centers may ask questions.
Journalists
should confirm with their local center that location's availability.
For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming
video, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For a list of Apollo 40th anniversary events and more information
about the anniversary, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/events.html
and
http://www.nasa.gov/apollo
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