Jennifer McCarter
Headquarters, Washington, DC               February 17, 1998
(Phone:  202/358-1639)

Eileen M. Hawley/Ed Campion
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
(Phone:  281/483-5111)


NOTE TO EDITORS:  N98-15

WOLF TO DISCUSS MIR STAY

Astronaut David Wolf, who recently completed 119 days as 
a crew member on the Mir space station, will discuss his 
mission with reporters at a press conference beginning at 9 
a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 19.  This will be Wolf's first media 
availability since returning to Earth on board Endeavour on 
Jan. 31.

Joining Wolf for the press conference will be Frank 
Culbertson, manager of the joint U.S./Russian Phase 1 program.  
The briefing will be held at NASA's Johnson Space Center, 
Houston, TX.  

Wolf was the sixth American to complete an extended stay 
on board the Mir.  He spent a total of 128 days in space, as a 
member of the STS-86, Mir and STS-89 crews.

Media may participate in the question-and-answer session 
at participating NASA centers.  Media planning to attend the 
briefing in person should notify the Johnson Space Center 
newsroom no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, for badging 
and registration.

The briefing will be carried live on NASA Television. 
NASA Television is available through the GE-2 satellite, 
transponder 9C located at 85 degrees West longitude, vertical 
polarization, with a frequency of 3880 MHz, and audio at 6.8 
MHz.

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