National Geographic Channel and NASA to Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope at the World Premiere of NGC’s Hubble’s Cosmic Journey

“I HAD WAITED A LONG TIME TO WITNESS IMAGES LIKE THIS.”

— STEPHEN HAWKING

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Geographic Channel:

WHAT:	Reception and World Premiere Screening of the National Geographic Channel special Hubble’s Cosmic Journey.
WHO:	Dr. John Grunsfeld, three-time Hubble astronaut and Head of NASA Science; Dr. Edward Weiler, NASA Chief Scientist for the Hubble Telescope 1979-1998 (featured in show); Dr. Jeff Hester, NASA Scientist and Chief Engineer for creating the camera on the Hubble Telescope (featured in show); other NASA representatives; Rep. Bernice Johnson; other members of Congress TBD
WHEN:	Tuesday, April 14, 2015
	6:00 p.m. – Reception (OPEN PRESS)
	7:30 p.m. – Screening and Opening Remarks (OPEN PRESS)
	NOTE: Nat Geo execs, show executive producers and NASA scientists, engineers and experts featured in the show will be available for interviews during the reception.
WHERE:	National Geographic Headquarters 1145 17^th Street NW (M Street entrance), Washington, DC 20036
PRESS RSVP:	Molly Mulrain, 610-202-6782 (cell), [e-mail] Lindsay Drewel, 202-627-8100 (cell), [e-mail]

About Hubble’s Cosmic Journey:

Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured thousands of stunning images of space, revolutionized our understanding of the universe and become a global icon. To mark its 25^th anniversary (#Hubble25), National Geographic Channel tells the definitive story of NASA’s most successful science project ever, in Hubble’s Cosmic Journey, premiering Monday, April 20, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and host of the channel’s upcoming talk show StarTalk, Hubble's Cosmic Journey carries revealing interviews with the key players behind the telescope, the astronauts who fixed it and astrophysicists like Stephen Hawking. For more information, visit natgeotv.com or follow us on Twitter at @NGC_PR.