Sept. 28, 2004

Gretchen Cook-Anderson 
Headquarters, Washington 
(Phone: 202/358-0836) 

D.C. Agle 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
(Phone: 818/393-9011)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N04-155

NASA SCHEDULES GENESIS MISSION CLEAN-ROOM MEDIA OPPORTUNITY

Scientists and technicians from NASA's Genesis Project are available 
Thursday at 1 p.m. EDT (11 a.m. MDT) to answer questions about the 
status of mission science objectives. 

The media opportunity is at the specially constructed clean room at 
the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground (DPG), Utah. Media may shoot 
b-roll of clean room activities, including examples of recovered 
Genesis collector materials. To participate reporters should call 
Paula Nicholson at DPG at: 435/831-3409 for access information. For 
Genesis mission questions, call NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory 
(JPL) Media Relations at: 818/354-5011.

A video file with footage of Genesis clean room activities will air on 
NASA TV during the regular feed scheduled for 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 10 p.m. 
and midnight EDT on September 30. NASA TV is available on the Web and 
via satellite in the continental U.S. on AMC-6, Transponder 9C, 
C-Band, at 72 degrees west longitude. The frequency is 3880.0 MHz. 
Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz. In 
Alaska and Hawaii, NASA TV is available on AMC-7, Transponder 18C, 
C-Band, at 137 degrees west longitude. The frequency is 4060.0 MHz. 
Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz. 

For information about the Genesis Sample Return Mission on the 
Internet, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/genesis 

For background information about Genesis on the Internet, visit: 

http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov 

	
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