For Release: May 29, 1998
Janice Johnson
(757) 864-6123
RELEASE NO. 98-025
THE HUMAN ADVENTURE CONTINUES
Exploring and developing the space frontier will expand the
human experience into the far reaches of space. The "Human
Exploration and Development of Space" will be presented by William
Smith at a colloquium at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2 at the NASA
H.J.E. Reid Conference Center.
Smith, Deputy Director of the Space and Atmospheric Sciences
Programs Group at NASA Langley Research Center, will explore how
the marriage of robotics and human capabilities will be used to
overcome the challenges of distance, time and environment in
preparing to conduct human missions of exploration to other
planetary bodies. Smith's main focus will be on the conduct of the
Mars Human Exploration mission, from launch to return of the
explorers.
Smith has held a variety of positions with NASA Headquarters in
the Office of Space Flight, the Office of Exploration and the
Office of Space Sciences. He has been involved in Gemini, Apollo,
Skylab and Space Shuttle development. Smith has also had management
responsibilities for other missions, including the Mars Surveyor
Program.
A media briefing will be held at 1:15 p.m. in the Wythe Room of
the Reid Conference Center, 14 Langley Boulevard in Hampton. Media
who wish to attend this briefing should contact Janice Johnson
(757) 864-6123.
A similar presentation will be given by Smith at 7:30 p.m. at
the Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton.
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