NASA Daily News Summary For release: Feb. 4, 2000 m00-022.txt Summary: New Results Show Which Way the Wind Blows over the Oceans Video File - Feb. 4, 2000 Live Television Event: NASA FY 2001 Budget Briefing, 2:30 p.m. EST, February 7, 2000. ***************************** New Results Show Which Way the Wind Blows over the Oceans Scientists, weather forecasters and the public take possession of a valuable stream of meteorological and climate observations this week, as the first calibrated measurements from NASA's Seawinds instrument on the Quikscat satellite become available -- information that can improve weather forecasting around the world. Full text: ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/2000/00-019.txt NASA HQ contact: David Steitz (Phone: 202/358-1730) Jet Propulsion Laboratory contact: Diane Ainsworth (Phone: 818/354- 0850) ------- Should any other releases be issued today, a summary will be sent to this list. An index of NASA News Releases for 2000 can be found at: http://www.nasa.gov/releases/2000/ ***************************** Video File for Feb. 4, 2000 Item 1 - X-38 Tests Largest Parafoil Ever - JSC Headquarters Contact: Kirsten Williams 202/358-0243 JSC Contact: James Hartsfield 281/483-5111 Item 2 - New Results Show Which Way the Wind Blows over the Oceans- JPL Headquarters Contact: Dave Steitz 202/358-1730 JPL Contact: Diane Ainsworth 818/354-5011 Item 3 - Hubble Heritage Picture - STI (replay) Headquarters Contact: Don Savage 202/358-1727 STI Contact: Ray Villard 410/338-4514 -------------- Item 1 - X-38 Tests Largest Parafoil Ever - JSC Item 1A: Title - X-38 Animation Description - Computer animation of the X-38 Crew Return Vehicle including docking, flight path, and parafoil parachute deploy. TRT - 2:54 Supers - Video Courtesy NASA Center Contact - James Hartsfield 281/ 483-5111 Item 1B: Title - X-38 Parafoil Flight Test Description - NASA's X-38 Crew Return Vehicle team successfully flies the world's largest parafoil parachute on Jan. 19, 2000 at the Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. TRT - 2:46 Supers - Video Courtesy NASA Center Contact - James Hartsfield 281/ 483-5111 Item 1C: Title - John Muratore Interview Description - NASA X-38 Program Manager John Muratore describes the X-38 development and the milestones reached in the Jan. 19, 2000 parafoil test. TRT - 3:48 Supers - Video Courtesy NASA Center Contact - James Hartsfield 281/ 483-5111 -------------- Item 2 - New Results Show Which Way the Wind Blows over the Oceans- JPL Item 1 - NASA's Seawinds keeps eye on storms NASA's Seawinds instrument on the Quikscat satellite is providing a new dimension to understanding weather and climate. Measurements of wind direction and strength around the world are shown in this animation of Seawinds data collected in Sept. 1999. Included are the development and paths of hurricanes in the Atlantic and Pacific. TRT - :50 Item 2 - Monsoon Rains over Southern Asia Seawinds measures surface wind speed and direction over the oceans. Data collected in Sept. 1999 shows ocean winds that delivered monsoon rains to southern Asia. TRT -: 43 Item 3 - NASA's Seawinds Watches Iceberg Motion in Antarctic Two icebergs in the Antarctic are seen over a three-week period in Oct. 1999. Locating and tracking icebergs which can present hazards in shipping lanes is just one advantage of Seawinds, which measures the winds over the world's oceans. TRT -: 26 ***************************** Live Television Event: NASA FY 2001 Budget: A briefing on NASA's fiscal year 2001 budget request will be held on Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, at 2:30 p.m. EST in the James E. 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