MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – Reporters are invited to attend a local budget briefing at NASA’s Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., with Director Pete Worden from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. PST on Monday, Feb. 13, to discuss the impact of the agency’s fiscal year 2013 budget on Ames. Paul Agnew, Ames chief financial officer, will join Worden.
Earlier that morning, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and NASA Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Robinson will brief reporters about the agency’s fiscal year 2013 budget at 11 a.m. PST on Feb. 13, from NASA Headquarters in Washington. The news conference will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
Reporters may view the televised press conference at Ames in the main auditorium, Bldg. N-201 and ask questions of the participants via a phone link with NASA Headquarters.
News media interested in attending the budget briefings or obtaining dial-in information must call Mike Mewhinney at 650-604-4789 by 10 a.m. PST on Feb. 13.
To reach NASA Ames, take U.S. Highway 101 to the Moffett Field, NASA Parkway exit and drive east on Moffett Boulevard towards the main gate. Stop at the Visitor Badge Office at the main gate to pick up a visitor badge and proceed to the auditorium, Bldg. N-201 behind the administration building with the flags in front.
The NASA budget and supporting information will be available online at 10 a.m., PST Monday, Feb. 13