Jan. 23, 2006

Merrilee Fellows/Erica Hupp
Headquarters, Washington 
(818) 393-0754/ (202) 358-1237

William Jeffs
Johnson Space Center, Houston 
(281) 483-5111 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-016

NASA POSTPONES STARDUST MISSION MEDIA UPDATE

NASA has postponed the Stardust comet mission media briefing scheduled 
for 1 p.m. EST (12 p.m. CST), Tuesday. The Stardust science team 
needs additional time to assess and distribute cometary samples 
before future media briefings. 

NASA has enlisted more than 150 experts to accelerate sample studies. 
The first samples will be shipped to researchers this week. For 
information about Stardust on the Web, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/stardust

For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/home

	
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