Donald Savage
Headquarters, Washington                            July 16, 2002
(Phone: 202/358-1727)

Michael Buckley
Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md.
(Phone: 240-228-7536)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N02-57

MEDIA OPPORTUNITY 5 P.M. TODAY TO DISCUSS CONTOUR SEARCH

     Contour Mission Director Dr. Robert Farquhar of Johns 
Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) will be 
available by telephone to discuss the status of the search for 
the Contour spacecraft today, Friday, August 16, at 5 p.m. EDT. 

The teleconference is reserved for media representatives covering 
the mission. To participate, reporters should contact Michael 
Buckley at the APL Public Affairs Office at 240/228-7536.

Additional information about Contour is available on the Internet 
at:

                    http://www.contour2002.org

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