NASA Daily News Summary For Release: Nov. 14, 2000 Media Advisory m00-213 SUMMARY NEWS RELEASES SMART SURGICAL PROBE FOLLOW-ON TO FIGHT BREAST CANCER NASA PROGRAM HELPS BRAIN-INJURED PATIENTS REACH FOR THE STARS VIDEO **ALL TIMES EASTERN*** VIDEO FILE FOR NOV. 14, 2000 UPCOMING TELEVISION EVENTS ************ NEWS RELEASES ************ SMART SURGICAL PROBE FOLLOW-ON TO FIGHT BREAST CANCER A Silicon Valley start-up company has obtained a license to develop, produce and market an innovative diagnostic device for early breast cancer detection based on technology originally developed by NASA researchers. San Jose-based BioLuminate, Inc., plans to develop a commercial version of the "Smart Surgical Probe" originally developed at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. The probe is a small disposable needle with multiple sensors. It has the potential to enable physicians to diagnose tumors without surgery, thereby dramatically reducing the number of breast biopsies that women undergo annually. Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC: Michael Braukus (Phone: 202/358-1979) Contact at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA: Ann Hutchison (Phone: 650/604-0176) For full text see: ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/2000/00-179.txt ----------------------------------- NASA PROGRAM HELPS BRAIN-INJURED PATIENTS REACH FOR THE STARS Brain-injured patients are exploring the stars with a click of a computer mouse, thanks to a special hands-on, interactive NASA education program. Through Telescopes In Education, sponsored by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, CA, patients are no longer limited by their physical barriers, and are free to stretch their imaginations. Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC: Sonja Alexander (Phone: 202/358-1761) Contact at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA: Carolina Martinez (Phone: 818/354-9382) For full text see: ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/2000/00-180.txt ----------------------------------- If NASA issues any news releases later today, we will e-mail summaries and Internet URLs to this list. Index of 2000 NASA News Releases: http://www.nasa.gov/releases/2000/index.html Index of 1999 NASA News Releases: http://www.nasa.gov/releases/1999/index.html ************ VIDEO FILE ************ VIDEO FILE FOR Nov. 14, 2000 ITEM 1 - SMART PROBE - AMES ITEM 2 - NEAR LOW-ALTITUDE FLYOVER OF EROS - JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY ------------------------------- ANY CHANGES TO THE VIDEO LINE-UP WILL APPEAR ON THE NASA VIDEO FILE ADVISORY ON THE WEB AT ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/tv-advisory/nasa-tv.txt WE UPDATE THE ADVISORY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. The NASA Video File normally airs at noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m. and midnight Eastern Time. **** Note **** During Space Shuttle missions, the NASA Television schedule can be found at the following web address: http://ston.jsc.nasa.gov/tvsked/schedule.html ************ UPCOMING TELEVISION EVENTS ************ Upcoming Television Events: Note: The timing for some of these events is approximate. Refer to NASA TV for updates. November 14, Tuesday 2:00 - 3:30 a.m. - ISS Expedition I Commentary - JSC 3:31 - 3:36 a.m. - ISS Expedition I Crew Status Briefing (live from orbit) - JSC 3:45 - Noon - ISS Expedition I Commentary - JSC Noon - 2:30 p.m. - Regular NASA Television Programming (Video File, NASA Gallery, and Education File) - HQ 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. - Young Astronaut Program - MSFC 4:00 p.m. - Midnight - Regular NASA Television Programming (Video File, NASA Gallery, and Education File) - HQ November 15, Wednesday 2:00 - 2:30 a.m. - ISS Expedition I Commentary - JSC 2:31 - 2:37 a.m. - Expedition I Crew Video Downlink - MCC-M via JSC 3:00 a.m. - Noon - ISS Expedition I Commentary - JSC Noon - Midnight - Regular NASA Television Programming (Video File, NASA Gallery, and Education File) - HQ November 16, Thursday 2:00 a.m. - Noon - ISS Expedition I Commentary - JSC Noon - 1:00 p.m. - NASA Video File - HQ 3:00 p.m. - NASA Video File - HQ 4:30 p.m. - Expedition I Mission Status Briefing - JSC 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. - JPL Helps Brain Injured Patients to Explore the Universe Live News Interviews - JPL 9:00 p.m. - NASA Video File - HQ 10:00 p.m. - Expedition I Mission Status Briefing - HQ (replay) November 17, Friday 2:00 - 5:30 a.m. - ISS Expedition I Commentary - JSC 6:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Leonids Meteor Shower Live News Interviews - MSFC Noon - 2:00 p.m. - NASA Video File and Gallery - HQ 2:00 p.m. - EO1/SAC C L-1 Prelaunch Press Conference - Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. - NASA Video File - HQ 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. - EO1/SAC C L-1 Prelaunch Press Conference - HQ (replay) 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. - NASA Education Hour - HQ 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. - NASA Video File - HQ 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. - EO1/SAC C L-1 Prelaunch Press Conference - HQ (replay) 8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. - ISS Expedition I Commentary - JSC 10:07 p.m. - Progress Docks to the International Space Station - MCC-M (via JSC) 10:07 p.m. - Midnight - ISS Expedition I Commentary - JSC November 18, Saturday Noon - 3:30 p.m. - Live Coverage of EO1/SAC C Launch - Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA 1:24 p.m. - EO1/SAC C Launch - Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA 2:24 p.m. - EO1 Spacecraft Separation - Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA 2:54 p.m. - SAC C Spacecraft Separation - Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA 3:04 p.m. - Citizen Explorer Spacecraft Separation - Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA 3:14 p.m. - Munin Spacecraft Separation - Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA During Space Shuttle missions, the NASA Television schedule can be found at the following web address: http://ston.jsc.nasa.gov/tvsked/schedule.html For a complete list of upcoming live television events, see http://www.nasa.gov/ntv/breaking.html ----------------------------------- Unless otherwise noted, ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN. 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. Refer general questions about the video file to NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC: Ray Castillo, 202/358-4555, or Fred Brown, 202/358-0713, fred.brown@hq.nasa.gov During Space Shuttle missions, the full NASA TV schedule will continue to be posted at: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/nasatv/schedule.html For general information about NASA TV see: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv/ ***************************** Contract Awards Contract awards are posted to the NASA Acquisition information Service Web site: http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/award.html ***************************** The NASA Daily News Summary is issued each business day at approximately 2 p.m. Eastern time. 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