WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA
Administrator Jim Bridenstine,
joined by U.S. Representatives Mo
Brooks, Robert Aderholt,
Scott DesJarlais and Brian Babin, will discuss updates on the
agency's plans for landing humans on the Moon by 2024 through the
Artemis program at 3:10 p.m. EDT
Friday, Aug. 16. The remarks will air live on NASA
Television and the agency's website.
From the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Bridenstine will discuss
the center's role in launching astronauts to the Moon and landing
them safely on the lunar surface. Brooks, Aderholt, DesJarlais and
Babin also will deliver remarks, then join the administrator to
take questions from the media.
In addition to making this announcement, Bridenstine will view
progress on SLS and other efforts key to landing the first woman
and the next man on the Moon in five years.
U.S. media who would like to attend the event should contact
Tracy McMahan at 256-682-5326 or
tracy.mcmahan@nasa.gov no later than 5
p.m. CDT Thursday, Aug. 15, and plan to arrive at the Gate 9
Visitor's Center on Rideout Road for the event by 1 p.m. CDT Friday, Aug. 16. Photo identification
is required, and all media attendees must wear long pants and flat,
closed-toe shoes.
For more on NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/marshall
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