{"id":634019,"date":"2024-03-19T10:16:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T14:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=press-release&p=634019"},"modified":"2024-03-19T14:49:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T18:49:33","slug":"nasa-administrator-health-secretary-to-host-cancer-moonshot-event","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-administrator-health-secretary-to-host-cancer-moonshot-event\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Administrator, Health Secretary to Host Cancer Moonshot Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-cropped-nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-cropped-nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg?w=501\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA circular logo\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-cropped-nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-cropped-nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-cropped-nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-cropped-nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-cropped-nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-cropped-nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-cropped-nasa_meatball_for_carousel_120820.jpg?resize=400,400 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA logo <\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Editor’s note: <\/em><\/strong><em>This advisory was updated March 19, 2024, with a new start time for the Moonshot event.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media are invited to join NASA and Department of Health and Human Services leadership at 9:40 a.m. EDT on Thursday, March 21, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, to highlight how the agencies are making progress toward President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden\u2019s Cancer Moonshot initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the event, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra will give remarks and are available for interviews afterward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional participants include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NASA Astronaut Stephen Bowen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Kimryn Rathmell, director, National Cancer Institute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Media interested in covering the event must RSVP to Luis Botello Faz no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, via email at: <a href=\"mailto:luis.m.botellofaz@nasa.gov\">luis.m.botellofaz@nasa.gov<\/a>. A copy of NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/nasa-agencywide-media-accreditation-policy\/\">media accreditation policy<\/a> is online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will take place in the agency\u2019s Earth Information Center in the East Lobby at NASA Headquarters, located at 300 E St. SW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Space Station is a hub for scientific research and technology, including demonstrations to help end cancer as we know it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA is working with agencies and researchers across the federal government to help cut the nation\u2019s cancer death rate by at least 50% in the next 25 years, a goal of the Cancer Moonshot Initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about Cancer Moonshot at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/cancermoonshot\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/cancermoonshot\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faith McKie <br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1600 <br><a href=\"mailto:faith.d.mckie@nasa.gov\">faith.d.mckie@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a>Renata Miller<\/a> <br>Health and Human Services<br>202-570-8194<br><a href=\"mailto:Renata.Miller@hhs.gov\">Renata.Miller@hhs.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Share<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul 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class=\"heading-14\">Details<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subheading\">Last Updated<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-8\">Mar 19, 2024<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-3\"><div class=\"grid-col-4\"><div class=\"subheading\">Editor<\/div><\/div><div class=\"grid-col-8\">Jennifer M. Dooren<\/div><\/div><div class=\"grid-row\"><div class=\"grid-col-4\"><div class=\"subheading\">Location<\/div><\/div><div class=\"grid-col-8\"><a class=\"hds-location-tag-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasa-headquarters\/\"><span class=\"hds-meta-heading\">NASA Headquarters<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black \"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2\"><h2 class=\"heading-14\">Related Terms<\/h2><\/div><ul class=\"article-tags\"><li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/\">International Space Station (ISS)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/space-station-research-and-technology\/\">ISS Research<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor’s note: This advisory was updated March 19, 2024, with a new start time for the Moonshot event. 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