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May 20, 2011HAMPTON, Va. – NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) are pleased to announce the latest episode in the award-winning “NASA 360” television series “NASA 360: New Worlds New Discoveries.”
This episode focuses on NASA’s planetary science and missions in this historic year of three upcoming launches and 16 operating space missions. Featured guests include Planetary Science Director, Dr. Jim Green, who gives viewers an overview of the important work NASA’s planetary program is doing, Dr. Scott Bolton, principal investigator for the upcoming Juno mission to Jupiter, Dr. Maria Zuber Principal Investigator for the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL), Dr. Bruce Jakosky, Principal Investigator for the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN) and Jessica Collision on behalf of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission.
“Our communications approach is to raise awareness, build excitement and make connections on why people should care about our science missions. NASA 360 allows us to share our science and get the word out.” explained Dr. Jim Green.
"NASA 360" is based at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., and is produced for NASA by the National Institute of Aerospace, (NIA) also in Hampton. The program airs on NASA TV, select airlines and 450 public broadcasting, cable and commercial stations across the country. More than five million online viewers have downloaded "NASA 360" at http://www.nasa.gov/nasa360. The show can also be seen on Hulu, YouTube, MySpace, Facebook and through iTunes.
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