NASA Daily News Summary
For Release: Jan. 28, 1999
Media Advisory m99-018


TODAY'S SUMMARY:

VIDEO FILE FOR JAN. 28, 1999

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

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NASA VIDEO FILE FOR JAN. 28, 1999

ITEM 1.  LUNAR PROSPECTOR 

     Lunar Prospector's orbit over the poles of the Moon will 
be lowered to 19 miles (30 km) at 11:00 PST tonight to give 
its science instruments an unprecedented close-up view of the 
lunar surface for the next six months.  The Discovery Program 
mission completed its one-year main mission in late December 
at an altitude of 63 miles (100 km).

     * Video File Replays
     * New Video File Featuring Interview of Lunar Research 
       Institute's Principal Investigator on the Spacecraft's 
       Latest Maneuver and the Spacecraft's  Future


Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Douglas Isbell 
202/358-1753.
Contact at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA:  
David Morse 650/604-4724.

ITEM 2.  GAMMA RAY BURST IMAGES AND ANIMATION (REPLAY) 

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  202/358-1727.
Contact at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL:  
Tim Tyson 256/544-0994.
Contact at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD:  
Bill Steigerwald 301/286-5017.

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