Media Services

Media Contacts

Policy/Program Management

NASA Headquarters, Washington

Karen Fox
202-358-1600
karen.c.fox@nasa.gov

Alise Fisher
202-617-4977 (cell)
alise.m.fisher@nasa.gov

Elizabeth Landau
202-923-0167
elizabeth.r.landau@nasa.gov

SPHEREx Mission

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Southern California

Calla Cofield
818-393-1821
626-808-2469 (cell)
calla.e.cofield@jpl.nasa.gov

Val Gratias
626-318-2141 (cell)
valerie.m.gratias@jpl.nasa.gov

Jia-Rui Cook
818-354-0724
626-524-6483 (cell)
jia-rui.c.cook@jpl.nasa.gov

Science Investigation and Data Partners

Caltech, Pasadena, California

Whitney Clavin
626-395-1944
wclavin@caltech.edu

IPAC, Caltech, Pasadena, California

Gordon Squires
626-395-3121
squires@ipac.caltech.edu

Spacecraft + Telescope

BAE Systems, Boulder, Colorado

Scott Miller
720-459-1497
scott.m.miller@baesystems.us

Cryogenic Test Chamber, Instrument, and Science Partner

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)

Yujin Yang
yyang@kasi.re.kr

Woong-Seob Jeong
jeongws@kasi.re.kr

Launch

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida

Laura Aguiar
321-593-6245
laura.aguiar@nasa.gov

Leejay Lockhart
321-747-8310
leejay.lockhart@nasa.gov

Launch Vehicle and Operations

SpaceX, Hawthorne, California

Jessica Buchleitner
media@spacex.com

Products and Events

News Releases, Features, Advisories, and Blogs

Progress reports on SPHEREx’s road to launch, including the latest information on launch dates, can be found at blogs.nasa.gov/spherex.

News, updates, and feature stories about the SPHEREx mission are available at science.nasa.gov/mission/spherex.

Interviews with team members from the SPHEREx mission may be arranged by calling the JPL newsroom at 818-354-5011 or filling out this form.

Video and Images

B-roll and animations for media and public use are available at bit.ly/spherexvideo.

Embeddable SPHEREx videos are also available on JPL’s YouTube channel.

Additional images related to the SPHEREx mission are available at the NASA Image and Video Library, Planetary Photojournal, and this press kit’s Gallery section.

Read NASA’s image use policy.

Read JPL’s image use policy.

Media Events

A news conference presenting an overview of the mission will take place roughly 30 days ahead of launch.

A prelaunch news conference and a science news conference open to accredited news media will take place at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California in the days before launch. Additional briefings and media availabilities at VSFB are also expected in that time period.

All news briefings will be livestreamed.

How to Watch

Watch key coverage on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media at nasa.gov/general/watch-nasa-programming.

Programming will also be streamed live on the agency’s website nasa.gov/live, YouTube.com/NASA, YouTube.com/NASAJPL, the NASA app, and NASA social media channels. (On-demand recordings will also be available on YouTube after live events have finished.)

For more information about NASA’s live programming schedule, visit plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-events.

Live Launch Feed

A live video feed of key launch activities and commentary from mission control at VSFB will be broadcast. Media outlets interested in a “clean feed” of the launch without NASA TV commentary should contact nasa-dl-nasaplus-programming@mail.nasa.gov

Audio Only

Audio only of launch coverage will be carried on the NASA “V” circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, or -7135. On launch day, “mission audio” — the launch conductor’s countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary — will be carried on 321-867-7135.

On-site Media Logistics

Read NASA’s media accreditation policy.

Media accreditation for on-site access closes for international media on Jan. 20, 2025, and for U.S.-based media (U.S. citizens and permanent residents) on Feb. 6. Accredited media will have access to VSFB for launch and pre-launch activities related to the SPHEREx mission. Closer to launch, NASA will release an events-and-briefings advisory with additional information.

Accredited news media can arrange on-site interviews by emailing Calla Cofield at calla.e.cofield@jpl.nasa.gov. Media without credentials can call the JPL newsroom at 818-354-5011 to see if off-site interviews can be arranged.

Additional Resources on the Web

Find additional information about the SPHEREx mission at spherex.caltech.edu.

NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System is a browser-based 3D simulation that allows users to visualize SPHEREx as it will appear in space. Explore this interactive experience at go.nasa.gov/eyesonspherex.

Social Media

Join the conversation and get updates from these accounts:

X: @NASAJPL, @NASAUniverse, @NASA,
Facebook: NASAJPL, NASAUniverse, NASA
Instagram: @NASAJPL, @NASAUniverse, @NASA

Launch day updates will also be available from:

X: @NASA_LSP
Facebook: @NASALSP