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WHO:            Michael Lutomski, Risk Manager for the ISS Program at the Johnson Space Center
 
WHAT:          “ISS, Building the Stepping Stone to Exploration”
WHEN:          Monday, Nov. 28 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Lutomski will be available for interviews prior to the
                     presentation from 6 to 6:20 p.m.
 
WHERE:        University Center, Bayview Room 320

A&M-Corpus Christi to Host Presentation “ISS, Building the Stepping Stone to Exploration”
 
The College of Science and Technology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will host a program titled “International Space Station, Building the Stepping Stone to Exploration” with Michael Lutomski on Monday, Nov. 28, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the University Center, Bayview Room 320. Lutomski will be available for interviews prior to the presentation from 6 to 6:20 p.m.

Lutomski, risk manager for the International Space Station (ISS) Program at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, is responsible for defining and implementing the risk management process across all organizations and participants of the ISS Program.

The ISS is an orbiting laboratory designed to allow people to live in space for periods of weeks, months or even years. It is a joint project of six space agencies encompassing 16 nations – the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Russian Federal Space Agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Canadian Space Agency, Brazilian Space Agency, and the European Space Agency.

The presentation is free and open to the public.