March 9, 2004
- RELEASE NO. 04-17 PREEMINENT GROUP OF SPACE EXPERTS HIGHLIGHT UPCOMING
GODDARD MEMORIAL SYMPOSIUM Members of the news media are invited to
attend the upcoming 42nd Goddard Memorial Symposium which will provide a unique
opportunity to learn more about the technologies, challenges and opportunities
associated with President Bush's new space exploration vision. The event will
be held March on 16-17, 2004 at the Greenbelt Marriott hotel in Greenbelt, MD.
Individuals making presentations or joining in panel discussions will include
not only key NASA officials but also individuals from Congress, aerospace companies,
academia, policy organizations and private industry. Featured speakers include
U.S. Representative Nick Lampson (D-TX), Al Diaz, Director of NASA's Goddard Space
Flight Center and Riccardo Giacconi, a co-recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize for
Physics. Topics to be addressed include returning to the Moon, technologies
for human exploration, NASAs Crew Exploration Vehicle program, and an overview
of the current Mars program, which recently confirmed the presence of liquid water
on the Red Planet. Interested media should contact Susan Hendrix at 301-286-7745
or Michelle Jones at 301-286-8102. The American Astronautical Society,
which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, sponsors the Goddard Memorial
Symposium. For complete schedule information for the two-day event visit: http://www.astronautical.org/
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