Oct. 26, 2012

Rachel Hoover
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 
650.604.4789 
rachel.hoover@nasa.gov 

DC Agle / Guy Webster 818-354-5011 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 
agle@jpl.nasa.gov / guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov

Dwayne Brown 202-358-1726 
NASA Headquarters, Washington 
dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov 
MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-77

NASA TO HOST MEDIA TELECON OCT. 30 ABOUT MARS CURIOSITY PROGRESS

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -­ NASA will host a media teleconference at 
11:30 a.m. PDT Tuesday, Oct. 30, to provide an update about the 
Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.



The Mars Science Laboratory Project and its Curiosity rover are 
almost three months into a two-year prime mission to investigate 
whether conditions may have been favorable for microbial life.



Reporters interested in participating in the media telecon must send 
requests to Rachel Hoover, rachel.hoover@nasa.gov, DC Agle 
agle@jpl.nasa.gov or Guy Webster guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov. 

Audio and visuals of the event will be streamed live online at: 

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio and  

http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl

Visuals will be available at the start of the event at: 

http://go.nasa.gov/curiositytelecon

For information about NASA's Curiosity mission, visit: 

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl

For information about NASA’s Ames Research Center’s contributions to 
the mission, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/research/ames-msl-contributions.html

	
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