PRESS RELEASE 98-03 NOTE TO EDITORS 98-03 Brian Welch Headquarters, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/358-1600) Lori J. Rachul Lewis Research Center (Phone: 216/433-8806) NASA TO MAKE MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY NASA will make a major announcement at a news conference today at noon EST in the NASA Headquarters auditorium, 300 E St., SW, Washington, DC. Participants will include NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin The news conference will be broadcast on NASA Television with two-way question and answer capability for reporters at participating NASA centers. Reporters are invited to view the live broadcast in Room 215 of the Administration Building at NASA Lewis Research Center. Reporters will be able to ask questions of the press conference participants in Washington via a two-way audio link. NASA Television is carried on GE-2, Transponder 9C, 85 degrees West longitude, vertical polarization, with a frequency of 3880 Mhz, and audio of 6.8 Mhz. # # # 98-03 -end-