NASA Daily News Summary
For Release: Aug. 20, 1998
Media Advisory 98-13
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Video File for Aug. 20, 1998

ITEM 1:    El NINO AND LA NINA UPDATE
    The latest images from the equatorial Pacific indicate 
that colder than normal water temperatures associated with La 
Nina are holding steady.  Scientists say all the elements are 
in place for a moderate to strong La Nina to develop if the 
trade winds strengthen this fall to drive the ocean 
circulation necessary to draw the cooler water from below to 
the surface.
Contact at Goddard Space Flight Center:  Wade Sisler 301/286-
6257; contact at Headquarters:  Dave Steitz 202/358-1730.

ITEM 2:    NASA INTERN DESIGNS MARS ROVER WHEELS
    Enrique Garcia, 17, who just finished working as a summer 
employee at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, drew early 
designs for an inflatable solar array and, as part of a team 
effort, an inflatable rover with five-foot-high wheels.  
Those designs are now available for use on future NASA 
missions.
Contact at Jet Propulsion Lab:  John Watson 818-354-0474.

ITEM 3:    SATELLITE PICTURE OF YANGTZE RIVER (replay)
Contact at Goddard Space Flight Center:  Wade Sisler 301/286-
6257.

ITEM 4:    HURRICANE (replay)
Contact at Goddard Space Flight Center:  Wade Sisler 301-286-
6256; Marshall Space Flight Center:  Tim Tyson 256/544-0994; 
and Headquarters:  Dave Steitz:  202/358-1730.


ITEM 5:    KSC Launch Countdown Simulation
Contact at Kennedy Space Center: Joel Wells 407/867-2468.

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