NASA'S Mars Rover Spirit Topic Of Media Call Jan. 26

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WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST on
Tuesday, Jan. 26 to discuss the status of the agency's Mars rover
Spirit. The robotic explorer has been stuck in sandy soil on Mars for
the past eight months.

The participants are:
- Doug McCuistion, director of the Mars Exploration Program, NASA
Headquarters in Washington
- John Callas, project manager, Mars Exploration Rovers, NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
- Ashley Stroupe, rover driver, Mars Exploration Rovers, JPL
- Steve Squyres, principal investigator, Mars Exploration Rovers,
Cornell University

For call in information, journalists should e-mail a request with
their name, media affiliation and telephone number to J.D. Harrington
at:

j.d.harrington@nasa.gov

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live at:

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

Source: NASA