NASA Deputy Administrator Visits Miami for Future Forum

On Friday, April 18, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will present the keynote address to launch a daylong event at the University of Miami's BankUnited Center celebrating the space agency's 50th birthday.

NASA's Miami Future Forum focuses on how space exploration benefits Florida's economy and is part of a yearlong series. Media are invited to attend the day's events, as well as a media-only question-and-answersession at 10:30 a.m. EDT.

Astronaut Carl Walz, director of the Advanced Capabilities Division in NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, will provide an overview of the agency's plans to return to the moon and explore beyond. AstronautSteve Frick, who commanded space shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the International Space Station in February, will deliver the luncheon address.

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