MEDIA INVITED TO ATTEND AMERICAN ASTRONAUTICAL SOCIETY CONFERENCE



November 13, 1998



Steve Nesbitt
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
(281-483-5758)

<h4>Release: J98-54</h4> <h3>Media Invited to Attend American 
Astronautical Society Conference</h3> 

Media are invited to attend the American Astronautical Society 
National Conference Monday through Thursday as scientists, engineers 
and program managers look at plans for the upcoming International 
Space Station and the exploration of space.



Speakers at this year&rsquo;s event include Andy Chaikin, author of "A 
Man on the Moon," Henry McDonald, director of the NASA Ames Research 
Center talking on "Earthly Rewards of Humans in Space" and Wesley 
Huntress of the Carnegie Institute in Washington speaking on "Grand 
Challenges for Space Exploration."



Activities begin Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. at South Shore Harbour 
Hotel in League City. To reserve a place at one of the sessions, 
contact Carolyn Brown at the American Astronautical Society at 703 
866-0020. A full list of program activities is available on the AAS 
website at www.astronautical.org.

	
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