Media Access to Phoenix Mars Mission Facilities
It is UA policy to provide maximum access to legitimate media representatives and their support personnel, subject only to conditions essential for the protection of personnel, property and classified information.
Media representatives are defined as those who are actively engaged in the pursuit of information distribution in any manner or form about the Phoenix Mars Mission or other UA activities. Examples of media are as follows:
*Freelancers in any of the above categories are granted access if they qualify under one of the following two conditions:
1. They must be on assignment for a professionally recognized organization and the request for accreditation is made by that organization. A freelancer cannot request accreditation on behalf of the organization that he or she is representing.
2. The freelancer has had previous accomplishments that are highly visible, respected and widely recognized.
Request requirements
The minimum lead time for media requesting access to the Phoenix Mars Mission SOC is one day.