May 6, 2010

Ashley Edwards/ Michael Braukus 
Headquarters, Washington      
202-358-1756/1979 
ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov/ 
michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov 




MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-071

NASA HOSTS WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS NEW EXPLORATION STRATEGIES



WASHINGTON -- NASA will host an Exploration Enterprise Workshop in 
Galveston, Texas, on May 25-26 to discuss the agency's new plans for 
human and robotic exploration in space. The event will focus on 
President Obama's fiscal year 2011 budget request for NASA's 
exploration activities. Representatives from industry, academia, and 
the federal government have been invited to discuss strategy, 
development, and implementation of the proposed new direction. 

NASA has completed the initial phase of planning for new exploration 
programs. The workshop's objectives are to: 

Provide status of planning for the new programs 
Discuss proposed program assignments 
Solicit feedback, ideas and suggestions 
Prepare for next steps after the new programs are initiated. 

The meeting will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. EDT on both days, at 
the Moody Gardens Conference Center, One Hope Boulevard in Galveston, 
Texas. There will be open briefings for news media on May 25. To 
attend, interested parties must register online at: 



http://www.aiaa.org/events/NASAworkshop 


Registration is limited to 400 people and closes at 4:30 pm EDT on 
Monday, May 17. In addition to registering online, media interested 
in attending the open briefings should contact Ashley Edwards at 
202-358-1756 or ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov. 

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov 

	
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