As part of her visit to the United States, President Park Geun-hye of South Korea will visit NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, beginning at 3 p.m. EDT. She will be welcomed by Goddard Center Director Christopher Scolese and the First Lady of Maryland, Yumi Hogan.
The visit offers an opportunity to celebrate past collaborative efforts between the American and South Korean space programs along with presentations on current projects and programs underway at Goddard.
News media wishing to cover the event must contact the Goddard Office of Communications no later than 9 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14, to arrange accreditation. Reporters should contact Goddard News Chief Edward Campion, by either phone at 301-286-0697 or via e-mail at edward.s.campion@nasa.gov.
For media who are unable to attend in person, both pre-event and actual event images, b-roll footage and information will be available at:
President Park Geun-hye is the 11th president of South Korea. She is the first woman to be elected as president in South Korea and the first female head of state in the modern history of Northeastern Asia.
Yumi Hogan is the first Korean-American first lady in the United States. She is a first-generation Korean-American, an accomplished artist and an adjunct professor at Maryland Institute College of Art.
For information about NASA Goddard, visit: www.nasa.gov/goddard
Edward Campion
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
301-286-0697
edward.s.campion@nasa.gov