NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will make a significant announcement about the Artemis programs lunar exploration plans at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 23, at the Florida Institute of Technology. The remarks will be carried live on NASA Television and the agencys website.
Administrator Bridenstine will announce the commercial partner selection to develop and build the first segment of NASAs Gateway outpost the power and propulsion element (PPE). Gateway will be the lunar orbiting staging point to send astronauts to the Moons surface in five years.
Following his remarks, Bridenstine will answer questions from media at 2:10 p.m., in the Digital Scholarship Lab at Florida Institute of Technologys Evans Library, 2949 Science Cir., Melbourne.
NASA also will host a media teleconference at 2:45 p.m. The teleconference participants include:
- Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator, NASAs Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington
- Michele Gates, PPE director, NASAs Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington
- Dan Hartman, Gateway program manager, NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston
- Mike Barrett, PPE project manager, NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland
Teleconference audio will stream live at:
