NASA'S Gilbrech to Hold Media Briefing at National Space Symposium

Top NASA executives are speaking at the Space Foundation's National Space
Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 7-10.

Rick Gilbrech, NASA's associate administrator for the Exploration Systems
Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, will host a media
roundtable following a panel presentation. The media opportunity is scheduled
for Tuesday, April 8, from 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. MDT in the media center at the
Broadmoor Hotel and Convention Center. Doug Cooke, deputy associate
administrator for Exploration Systems, also will participate.

Gilbrech's presentation is part of the panel "Mind the Gap: Shuttle Retirement
and Other Challenges on the Road to the Moon and Mars" on Tuesday, April 8, at
10:45 a.m. Fellow panelists are NASA's Associate Administrator Chris Scolese,
Director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center William W. Parsons, Jr., and former
NASA astronaut Eileen M. Collins.

To attend the briefing, reporters must register with the Space Foundation for
credentials to the symposium. Registration is free and is available online at:

http://www.nationalspacesymposium.org/media/registration

A call-in line will be available for reporters. Journalists planning to
participate in the media roundtable in Colorado or via phone should R.S.V.P.
to Stephanie Schierholz at 202-358-4997 or stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov no
later than Monday, April 7.

For more information about NASA's exploration program, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/exploration

CONTACT: Stephanie Schierholz, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov; or Grey
Hautaluoma, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, +1-202-358-4997 or +1-202-358-0668,
both of NASA Headquarters, Washington

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SOURCE NASA