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Earth science staff may be interested in watching this media briefing 
on Jan. 24 about NASA's Earth science program.  It will be on NASA TV 
(see http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html for 
satellite coordinates if your local cable or satellite company does 
not carry it) and will also be streamed live on NASA's Web site at: 
http://www.nasa.gov


NASA MEDIA ADVISORY : M08-013


Media Briefing On NASA's Earth Science Program: 21 Missions Worth


WASHINGTON - NASA will hold a media briefing on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 
12:30 p.m. EST, to discuss the agency's Earth science program and 
preview major activities planned for 2008, including the launch of 
two new Earth-observing missions and a weather satellite. The 
briefing will take place in the NASA Headquarters' James E. Webb 
Auditorium, 300 E Street, S.W., Washington. The briefing will be 
carried live on NASA Television.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary, NASA continues to advance the 
frontiers of scientific discovery about Earth, its climate and its 
future. NASA's multidisciplinary Earth science program contains a 
broad-based portfolio of cutting-edge science and technology, from 
new remote-sensing instruments in orbit to basic research delving 
into the intricate workings of our home planet.

Panelists are:
- Administrator Michael Griffin, NASA Headquarters, Washington
- Alan Stern, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, 
Headquarters
- Michael Freilich, director, Earth Science Division, Headquarters
- Randy Friedl, deputy chief scientist, Earth Science Division, Headquarters

Media may ask questions from participating NASA locations. Reporters 
also may participate by phone. Reporters wanting to participate by 
phone must call Grey Hautaluoma on 202-358-0668 by 10 a.m. Jan. 24.

The briefing will be streamed live on NASA's Web site at:

http://www.nasa.gov

Media Contacts for this briefing:
Dwayne Brown/Steve Cole
NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
202-358-1726/0918
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Anita Sohus
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology

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