SpaceX Demonstration Mission Media Briefing

JSC2012-E-041229 (16 April 2012) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston hosted a media briefing on April 16 to preview the SpaceX demonstration mission to the International Space Station, currently scheduled for launch April 30. From left to right are briefing moderator Josh Byerly, William Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations; Mike Suffredini, Manager, International Space Station Program; Alan Lindenmoyer, Manager, Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Program; and Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Designer, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX). Holly Ridings, NASA flight director, is out of frame at right. Photo credit: NASA