NASA Invites Media to Explore Mars Science Fiction and Fact in Cinema
 
Media are invited to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Tuesday, Sept.
15 for a fresh perspective on the journey to Mars. Cast members from the
soon-to-be-released 20th Century Fox movie "The Martian" will meet with NASA
scientists and engineers to see the real technology and spacecraft being
developed for future Mars exploration.
 
At 10:30 a.m. EDT, NASA Television will broadcast an employee technology
roundtable with "The Martian" cast members Sebastian Stan, Mackenzie Davis,
Johnson Center Director Ellen Ochoa and NASA scientists, engineers and
astronauts.
 
NASA Television also will provide live coverage as the cast members visit the
Mission Control Center from 3:30 to 3:45 p.m., and talk with astronauts living
on the International Space Station. Participating media may follow along
during briefings at the International Space Station training facility,
planetary rovers and the Orion spacecraft, and visit the control center where
flight controllers provide support for space station research and operations.
 
Also in the afternoon, Ochoa, NASA personnel and "The Martian" cast members
will be available to answer in-person media questions about the movie and how
the space station, Orion and technology development efforts in Houston are
paving the way for human space exploration beyond low-Earth orbit. Media must
be at Johnson to participate. The day will conclude with a full-length
screening of "The Martian" at a nearby theater.
 
NASA innovation is fueling the journey to Mars, and information about the
cutting edge technology being developed by NASA is available at:
 
http://go.nasa.gov/1NqheRR
 
Registration is limited to U.S.-based media outlets and reporters. Media
interested in attending must contact the Johnson Space Center newsroom at
281-483-5111 no later than 1 p.m. Monday, Sept.14, for accreditation and
additional details.
 
For more information about NASA's journey to Mars, visit:
 
http://www.nasa.gov/nasas-journey-to-mars
 
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Tabatha Thompson
 Headquarters, Washington
 202-358-0111
tabatha.t.thompson@nasa.gov
 
 
Jay Bolden
 Johnson Space Center, Houston
 281-483-5111
jay.e.bolden@nasa.gov
 
 
Last Updated: Sep. 11, 2015
 
Editor: Sarah Ramsey
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

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