PROMONTORY, Utah, July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ –In commemoration of the first moon landing, ATK Space Systems and NASA will mark the next steps in space as they unveil the first completed Ares I first stage five segment booster, planned to be tested next month.

         What:     Unveiling of the five-segment Ares I first stage rocket
         When:     Monday July 20, 2009
         Time:     10 a.m. MDT
         Where:    ATK Space Systems facility in Promontory, Utah
         Who:      Charlie Precourt, vice president and general manager, ATK
                   Space Launch Systems, and former four-time shuttle
                   Astronaut Kent Rominger, vice president, Test and Research
                   Operations ATK Space Systems, and former five-time shuttle
                   Astronaut Alex Priskos, NASA Ares I First Stage Manager
                   Mike Kahn, executive vice president, ATK Space Systems

Background:

The Ares I first stage has been under development since 2005. Precourt and Rominger will discuss the history of the space program including how shuttle and Apollo knowledge has been used to develop Ares I. They will also discuss the next steps to prepare for the August 25 ground test–the first test of the Ares I five-segment solid rocket booster.

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