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   
       
       
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