#JourneytoMars
NASA will host a televised media briefing at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday,
Sept. 17, to outline activities around the Sunday, Sept. 21 orbital
insertion at Mars of the agency’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution
(MAVEN) spacecraft. The briefing will be held in NASA’s Headquarters’
auditorium, 300 E Street SW in Washington, and broadcast live on NASA
Television and the agency’s website.
MAVEN is the first spacecraft dedicated to exploring the upper atmosphere of Mars. The mission’s goal is to determine how the loss of atmospheric gas to space played a role in changing the Martian climate through time.
Panelists include:
-- Lisa May, lead program executive, Mars Exploration Program, NASA Headquarters, Washington
--Bruce Jakosky, MAVEN principal investigator, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder
--David Mitchell, MAVEN project manager, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
-- Guy Beutelschies, Lockheed Martin MAVEN program manager, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Littleton, Colorado
Media can ask questions from participating NASA locations, or by telephone. To participate by phone, reporters must contact Dwayne Brown at
202-358-1726 or dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov
and provide their media affiliation by noon Wednesday. The public also
may ask questions on social media using the hashtag #askNASA.
NASA Television Orbit Insertion Coverage
NASA Television coverage of the MAVEN orbit insertion begins at 9:30 p.m. EDT and concludes at 10:45 p.m. on Sept. 21. The orbital insertion is targeted to begin at 9:37 p.m. The program will be carried on NTV-1 (Public) and NTV-2 (Education). A clean feed for media will be carried on NTV-3 (Media Channel). The media feed will contain views of the MAVEN Mission Support Area only, without graphics or interviews.
A post-orbit insertion news conference is targeted for about two hours after orbital insertion.
For NASA Television downlink information, scheduling information and streaming video, visit:
MAVEN is the first spacecraft dedicated to exploring the upper atmosphere of Mars. The mission’s goal is to determine how the loss of atmospheric gas to space played a role in changing the Martian climate through time.
Panelists include:
-- Lisa May, lead program executive, Mars Exploration Program, NASA Headquarters, Washington
--Bruce Jakosky, MAVEN principal investigator, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder
--David Mitchell, MAVEN project manager, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
-- Guy Beutelschies, Lockheed Martin MAVEN program manager, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Littleton, Colorado
Media can ask questions from participating NASA locations, or by telephone. To participate by phone, reporters must contact Dwayne Brown at
202-358-1726 or dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov
and provide their media affiliation by noon Wednesday. The public also
may ask questions on social media using the hashtag #askNASA.NASA Television Orbit Insertion Coverage
NASA Television coverage of the MAVEN orbit insertion begins at 9:30 p.m. EDT and concludes at 10:45 p.m. on Sept. 21. The orbital insertion is targeted to begin at 9:37 p.m. The program will be carried on NTV-1 (Public) and NTV-2 (Education). A clean feed for media will be carried on NTV-3 (Media Channel). The media feed will contain views of the MAVEN Mission Support Area only, without graphics or interviews.
A post-orbit insertion news conference is targeted for about two hours after orbital insertion.
For NASA Television downlink information, scheduling information and streaming video, visit:
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