NASA Daily News Summary
For Release: Oct. 29, 1999
Media Advisory m99-226



SUMMARY:

No Press Releases Today


VIDEO FILE FOR OCT. 29, 1999

ITEM 1 - NASA TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE - JSC

ITEM 2 - INSPECTION '99 PSAs - JSC (replay)

ITEM 3 - KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SUPPORTS X-34 PROGRAM


BROADCAST NOTE:  NASA TV will rebroadcast coverage of a 
Congressional Hearing on Space Transportation Architecture 
Studies: The Future of Earth-to-Orbit Spaceflight before the House 
Committee on Science's, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, 
taped on Oct. 27, 1999, as follows: 

Friday, Oct. 29, 1:00 pm
Saturday, Oct. 30, noon
Sunday, Oct. 31, noon

NASA's Chief Engineer, Daniel Mulville, testified along with  and 
Rick Stephens, Vice President and General Manager, Reusable Space 
Systems, Boeing Space and Communications; Michael Coats, Vice 
President, Reusable Transportation Systems, Lockheed Martin 
Astronautics; Dr. Michael Griffin, Executive Vice President and 
Chief Technical Officer, Orbital Sciences Corporation; and Dr. Tom 
Rogers, Chairman, Sophron Foundation.



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If NASA issues any news releases later today, we will e-
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Index of 1999 NASA News Releases:
http://www.nasa.gov/releases/1999/index.html



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Video File for Oct. 29, 1999

ITEM 1 - NASA TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE - JSC



ITEM 2 - INSPECTION '99 PSAs - JSC (replay)

The following videos are public service announcements for NASA's 
Technology Showcase Inspection '99 at Johnson Space Center on 
November 3 - 5, 1999.

Contact at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX:  Ed Campion 
(Phone 281/483-5111).



ITEM 3 - KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SUPPORTS X-34 PROGRAM



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