NASA will make a major announcement today at 4 p.m. EST regarding the future of commercial resupply launches to the International Space Station (ISS). The announcement will be made during a news conference from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, broadcast live on NASA Television and the agency’s website at:
https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
The event will include a brief question-and-answer session with media.
The news conference participants are:
- Ellen Ochoa, Johnson Space Center director
- Sam Scimemi, ISS Division director at NASA Headquarters in Washington
- Kirk Shireman, ISS program manager at Johnson
- Julie Robinson, ISS chief scientist at Johnson
Media may attend the briefing at Johnson, or ask questions by phone by calling the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 no later than 3:45 p.m. Accreditation for international media is closed for this event.
For more information on the International Space Station, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/station
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Cheryl Warner/Stephanie Schierholz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
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Dan Huot
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov