Events of Interest: Weeks of August 20-31, 2012-UPDATE 2
UPDATE 2: NASA has rescheduled the Mars Curisoity update that was to be on August 23 to a day earlier, August 22, at 11:30 am PT (2:30 pm ET) and it will be televised on NASA TV rather than audio only.
UPDATE: NASA’s two newly scheduled media teleconferences on the Mars Curiosity rover August 21 and August 23 have been added.
Once again we are doubling up on our “weeks” of interest since everything has slowed down this month. This list covers the weeks of August 20 and August 27, 2012.
Congress continues to be in recess, awaiting the Republican (August 27-30 in Tampa, FL) and Democratic (September 4-6 in Charlotte, North Carolina) presidential conventions. Elsewhere….
Tuesday, August 21
- Secure World Foundation/Space Foundation event on Defense and Industry on Space Cooperation, 2325 Rayburn House Office Building, 11:30-1:00 ET
- NASA Media Teleconference on Mars Curiosity Update, virtual, 1:00 pm ET (10:00 am PT)
- Women in Aerospace Panel on Space Affordability, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Aerospace Presentation Center, Redondo Beach, CA, 2:00-4:00 pm PT
Wednesday, August 22
- NASA News Conference on Mars Curiosity Update, watch on NASA TV, 2:30 pm ET (11:30 am PT)
Tuesday, August 28
- NASA International Space Station Advisory Committee, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, 1:00-2:00 pm ET
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