NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 26, to share Moon Base plans and highlight progress toward a sustained presence on the lunar surface. The media briefing will take place at the agency\u2019s Headquarters in Washington.<\/p>\n
Leadership will discuss program progress, including new industry partners and mission plans. Subject matter experts will be available for one-on-one interviews after the news conference ends.<\/p>\n
Watch live on\u00a0NASA+<\/a> and the agency\u2019s\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0channel. Learn how to\u00a0watch NASA content<\/a>\u00a0through a variety of online platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n Participants include:<\/p>\n NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Media unable to attend in person may ask questions by telephone. To participate in person or by phone, media must RSVP to the headquarters newsroom no later than 11 a.m. on May 26, at: hq-media@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>. NASA\u2019s media accreditation\u00a0policy<\/a>\u00a0is available online.\u00a0<\/p>\n NASA is advancing development of Moon Base, a long-term lunar exploration and infrastructure initiative designed to enable sustained human presence and expanded scientific and commercial activity at the lunar South Pole.<\/p>\n As part of the Golden Age of innovation and exploration, NASA will send astronauts on increasingly difficult missions to explore more of the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to build on our foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars.<\/p>\n For more information about NASA\u2019s missions, visit:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n -end-<\/p>\n Bethany Stevens \/ James Gannon
\nLori Glaze, acting associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
\nCarlos Garc\u00eda-Gal\u00e1n,\u00a0program executive, Moon\u00a0Base\u00a0<\/p>\n
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
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