NASA Daily News Summary

For Release: April 5, 2000

Media Advisory m00-67

SUMMARY

NEWS RELEASES:

None Today.

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VIDEO

VIDEO FILE:

Item 1 - NASA Sees Significant Arctic Ozone Loss

Item 2 - The Great Moonbuggy Races
Item 3 - Research Wind Turbine Test
Item 4 - Breast Cancer Infrared Tool (replay)

LIVE TELEVISION EVENTS THIS WEEK

SPECIAL NOTICE TO TV PRODUCERS: HUBBLE'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY

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NEWS RELEASES

None Today.

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If NASA issues any news releases later today, we will e-

mail summaries and Internet URLs to this list.

Index of 2000 NASA News Releases:

http://www.nasa.gov/releases/2000/index.html

Index of 1999 NASA News Releases:

http://www.nasa.gov/releases/1999/index.html

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VIDEO

LIVE TELEVISION EVENTS THIS WEEK:

April 6, Thursday

- 1:30 pm - STS-101 TCDT Pad Q& A (Questions from Kennedy Space

Center only) - KSC
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm - Marshall Moonbuggy Remote Uplink Test - Space
and Rocket Center, AL
- 5:30 - 10:00 pm - Ulysses Sails Through a Comet Live News
Interviews - JPL

April 7, Friday

- 6:00 - 10:00 am - Moon Buggy Races Live News Interviews - MSFC

- 10:00 am - 12:30 pm - FY 2001 Budget Posture Hearing before the
House Subcommittee on VA-HUD-Independent Agencies Appropriations
Committee (recorded on 4/6/00) - HQ
- 1:00 - 6:00 pm - FIRST Robotics National Finals - Epcot Center,
Orlando, FL (direct uplink to NTV)
- 7:00 am - 9:30 pm - FY 2001 Budget Posture Hearing before the
House Subcommittee on VA-HUD-Independent Agencies Appropriations
Committee (recorded on 4/6/00) - HQ
- *9:30 - Midnight - FY 2001 Budget Posture Hearing before the
House Subcommittee on VA-HUD-Independent Agencies Appropriations
Committee (recorded on 4/6/00) - HQ

April 8, Saturday

- 8:00 am - 6:00 pm - FIRST Robotics National Finals - Epcot

Center, Orlando, FL (direct uplink to NTV)

April 9, Sunday

- Noon - 2:30 pm - FY 2001 Budget Posture Hearing before the

House Subcommittee on VA-HUD-Independent Agencies Appropriations
Committee (recorded on 4/6/00) - HQ
- 3:00 - 5:30 pm - FY 2001 Budget Posture Hearing before the
House Subcommittee on VA-HUD-Independent Agencies Appropriations
Committee (recorded on 4/6/00) - HQ
- 6:00 - 8:30 pm - FY 2001 Budget Posture Hearing before the
House Subcommittee on VA-HUD-Independent Agencies Appropriations
Committee (recorded on 4/6/00) - HQ
- 9:00 - 11:30 pm - FY 2001 Budget Posture Hearing before the
House Subcommittee on VA-HUD-Independent Agencies Appropriations
Committee (recorded on 4/6/00) - HQ

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SPECIAL NOTICE TO TV PRODUCERS: HUBBLE'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY

-------- LIVE SATELLITE INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY --------

Celebrate Hubble�s 10th Birthday!

- Take a video tour of some of Hubble�s greatest hits

- Five new stamps to be issued of Hubble favorites

In April 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) rocketed into

space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery � bringing a brilliant
new golden age of astronomy. Hubble�s stunning pictures have
revolutionized astronomy and astounded the public. Though Hubble
has only been in operation for 10 years, its phenomenal influence
on our civilization's perception of the vast and mysterious
universe will be felt for a long time to come.

Hubble Project Scientists Dr. David Leckrone and Dr. Malcom

Niedner are available on Monday, April 10, from 5:40 � 11:00 a.m.
EDT to discuss Hubble's legacy of achievement.

Ask the scientists about Hubble:

- Hubble�s images have captivated both scientists and the general

public. How has Hubble changed our understanding of our place in
the universe? (visual: beauty montage)

- What are Hubble�s greatest discoveries? (visual: discovery

montage)

- The Post Office is releasing five new stamps today. Can you
give us a sneak peek at the new stamps? (visual: stamp montage)

- Hubble is the first and only telescope that is serviceable by

spacewalking astronauts. How have the servicing missions
extended Hubble�s scientific powers? (visual: spacewalk montage).

- What new upgrades do you have planned for Hubble and when will
the astronauts next visit?

- What are the advantages of a spaceborne telescope?

- What is your favorite Hubble image?

To bool a Window: Deanna Corridon 301-286-0041, Wade Sisler 301-

286-6256, pager 888-474-0914.
TV-Control room number 301-286-6146.

The interviews: come to you from NASA�s Goddard Space Flight

Center in Greenbelt, MD.

- The interviews from 5:40 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. will be broadcast
on GE-2, transponder 9C, C-Band, located at 85 degrees West
longitude. The frequency is 3880.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical
and audio is monaural at 6.8 MHz.

- Interviews from 8:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. will be broadcast on

KU-Band � Telstar 5, transponder 11 at 97 degrees West longitude,
vertical polarization, frequency - 11929 MHz, and audio at 6.6/6.8
MHz.

B-Roll will be fed at 5:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 10. Full
video package will run April 10 & 11th during the NASA-TV (GE-2
transponder 9C) Video File feed scheduled for noon EDT.

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Unless otherwise noted, ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN.

ANY CHANGES TO THE VIDEO LINE-UP WILL APPEAR ON THE NASA VIDEO
FILE ADVISORY ON THE WEB AT
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/tv-advisory/nasa-tv.txt
WE UPDATE THE ADVISORY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

The NASA Video File normally airs at noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m.
and midnight Eastern Time.

NASA Television is available on GE-2, transponder 9C at 85 degrees

West longitude, with vertical polarization. Frequency is on 3880.0
megahertz, with audio on 6.8 megahertz.

Refer general questions about the video file to NASA Headquarters,

Washington, DC: Ray Castillo, 202/358-4555, or Fred Brown,
202/358-0713, fred.brown@hq.nasa.gov

During Space Shuttle missions, the full NASA TV schedule will

continue to be posted at:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/nasatv/schedule.html

For general information about NASA TV see:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv/

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