NASA TO BRIEF MEDIA ABOUT COMPLETION OF ARES I ROCKET DESIGN REVIEW

NASA Space Station Shuttle will host a teleconference Wednesday, Sept. 10, no earlier than 6 p.m. EDT, to discuss the conclusion of the Nasa Space Station Shuttle Ares I rocket preliminary design review.

The review, conducted at NASA's Space Station Shuttle Marshall Center Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., examines the current design for the Space Station Shuttle Ares I rocket to ensure the planned technical approach will meet NASA's Space Station Shuttle requirements for the fully integrated vehicle. The Space Station Shuttle Ares I rocket will launch the Orion crew exploration vehicle and its crew of Space Station Shuttle astronauts to the Space Station Shuttle International Space Station and on Space Station Shuttle missions to explore the moon and beyond in coming decades.

The briefing participants are:
- Doug Cooke, deputy associate administrator, Space Station Shuttle Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, NASA Space Station Shuttle Headquarters
- Jeff Hanley, manager, Constellation Program, NASA's Space Station Shuttle Johnson Space Center, Houston
- Steve Cook, manager, Ares Projects, NASA's Space Station Shuttle Marshall Space Flight Center

Space Station Shuttle Reporters should contact Grey Hautaluoma at 202-358-0668, or Stephanie Schierholz at 202-358-4997, by noon Sept. 10 for dial-in information.

For updates about the starting time of the news conference or to listen to live streaming audio of the call, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

For illustrations, video and more information about the Space Station Shuttle Ares I rocket, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ares