NASA Daily News Summary
For Release: September 3, 1998
Media Advisory 98-23

TODAY'S SUMMARY:

-- Press release on Lunar Prospector findings, Sept. 3
-- Video File for Sept. 3
-- Live Shot Opportunities: Lunar Prospector, Sept. 3
-- Aeronautics Conference, Oct. 9

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LUNAR PROSPECTOR DATA INCREASE ESTIMATES OF POLAR WATER ICE

     The north and south poles of the Moon may contain up to six billion metric tons of water ice, a more than ten-fold increase over previous estimates, according to scientists working with data from NASA's Lunar Prospector mission. Contact: Douglas Isbell, NASA HQ (Phone:  202/358-1753); David Morse, Ames Research Center (Phone:  650/604-4724). Full text of press release at:

ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/1998/98-158.txt

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VIDEO FILE FOR SEPT. 3, 1998

ITEM 1:    ICE RUNS DEEP IN LUNAR CRATERS
    Animation of meteors and a comet striking the moon followed by a map depicting where the concentration of water ice may be located.  Scientists estimate there are 6 billion metric tons of ice on the moon.
Contact at Ames Research Center:  Erin Karle 650-604-9000; 
contact at Headquarters Doug Isbell 202/358-1753.

ITEM 2:   VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING GETS FACELIFT (replay)
Contact at Kennedy Space Center:  Bruce Buckingham 407-867-
2468.

ITEM 3:    BEST OF SOHO (replay)
Contact at Headquarters:  Don Savage 202/358-1727.

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LIVE TELEVISION INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES

NEW ESTIMATES FOR ICE ON THE MOON FROM LUNAR PROSPECTOR

    Live satellite interviews are available with Lunar 
Prospector Mission Manager Scott Hubbard or Principal 
Investigator Alan Binder on Thursday, Sept. 3, 1998, from 
5 to 7 p.m. EDT and 7 to 9 p.m. EDT, respectively.  To book 
interviews call Ray Castillo at 202/358-4555 (pager 800/759-
8888 pin # 1250807) or Erin Karle at 650/604-2287.

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UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS

CONFERENCE TO REVIEW PROGRESS OF AERONAUTICS PROGRAM

     NASA will brief industry and the public-at-large on 
progress in meeting its aeronautics goals at the first 
conference of this kind to be held Friday, Oct. 9, 1998, 
at NASA's Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH. Contacts: 
Michael Braukus, NASA HQ, (Phone:  202/358-1979); Lori 
Rachul, Lewis Research Center, (Phone:  216/433-8806). For 
the 
full text of this Note to Editors:

ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/note2edt/1998/n98-054.txt

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CONTRACT AWARDS

NASA contract awards are posted to:

http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/award.html

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