NASA Daily News Summary
For Release:  Feb. 17, 1999
Media Advisory m99-033


TODAY'S SUMMARY:

NASA HAS NO PRESS RELEASES AND NO NEW VIDEO FILES SCHEDULED 
FOR TODAY.

LIVE TELEVISION SCHEDULING NOTE

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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 1998 NASA News Releases:
http://www.nasa.gov/releases/1998/index.html

Index of 1999 NASA News Releases:
http://www.nasa.gov/releases/1999/index.html

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LIVE TELEVISION SCHEDULING NOTE:

"INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION: SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED" 
TELECONFERENCE TARGETS STUDENTS

Middle and high school students will talk with top NASA 
scientists, engineers, and astronauts during the live, 
interactive teleconference, International Space Station: Some 
Assembly Required, tomorrow. The NASA program will air on 
Thursday, Feb. 18, 1999, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

These are some of the topics to be discussed:
     *  astronaut training around the world
     *  the basics of living and working in space
     *  International Space Station modules and how they work
     *  status of assembly of the International Space Station
     *  current research in microgravity and the benefits for 
        life on Earth

This event is produced by NASA and the WHRO Center for Public 
Telecommunications in Norfolk, VA. Licensed sites where 
students can view the program and ask questions of the 
panelists are located across the nation.  Members of the 
press may attend a local teleconference site to cover the 
event live. Please note that local events at each site will 
begin 15 minutes before the teleconference begins. To find a 
site near you, or for further information, call 1-888-287-
8060 or visit http://centauri.larc.nasa.gov/station.html.

The program will be broadcast live on NASA Television.
 
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NO NEW VIDEO FILES PLAYING TODAY

MARS ORBITER LASER ALTIMETER (MOLA)/MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR 
(MGS) PHOTOGRAPHS MARS' NORTH POLE (replay Special Request)

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MARS ORBITER LASER ALTIMETER (MOLA)/MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR 
(MGS) PHOTOGRAPHS MARS' NORTH POLE (replay Special Request)

Contact at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD:  
Wade Sisler 301/286-6256.
Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Doug Isbell 
202/358-4555.

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NASA normally airs the Video File at noon, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00 
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.

Ray Castillo
NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  202/358-4555.

For the most recent NASA Video File Advisory, see:
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/tv-advisory/nasa-tv.txt

For general information on NASA Television, see:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

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END OF DAILY NEWS SUMMARY