NASA Administrator Visits Houston, Meets Media

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May 14, 2013, 02:50 ET

HOUSTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will be at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Thursday, May 16, to discuss the future of human space exploration and the critical role the International Space Station performs in support of those efforts.

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Johnson Center Director Ellen Ochoa, a veteran NASA astronaut, will join Bolden at 10:30 a.m. CST in the center's Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility for a short question and answer session with journalists. The event will not be televised.

Johnson is home to the International Space Station and Orion Program offices and the primary training facility for NASA's astronaut corps.

Journalists who want to attend the media availability should contact the Elisa Morales at [email protected] or 281-483-5111 for credentialing information no later than 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 15.

For more information about NASA Johnson Space Center, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/johnson

For more information about NASA human space exploration programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/exploration

CONTACT: Michael Cabbage,
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
[email protected]

Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
[email protected]

SOURCE NASA