NASA Daily News Summary
For Release: Nov. 9, 1998
Media Advisory 98-72

TODAY'S SUMMARY:

* News Briefings on STS-88, Mars Mission set for Nov. 13.

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* News Briefings on STS-88, Mars Mission set for Nov. 13.

A series of background briefings on the upcoming STS-88 mission--the first Space Shuttle 
flight for assembly of the International Space Station--and on NASAšs next missions to 
Mars on Nov. 13. Full text of the Note to Editors will be at:

ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/note2edt/1998/n98-68.txt

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If any news releases are issued later today, summaries and 
Internet URLs will be e-mailed to this list.

Index of NASA News Releases:
http://www.nasa.gov/releases/1998/index.html

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No new material is scheduled for the NASA Video File today.

The NASA Video File normally airs at noon, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00 
p.m. and midnight Eastern  time. For further information, 
please contact Ray Castillo, 202/358-4555. 

NASA Television is available on GE-2, transponder 9C at 85 
degrees  West longitude, with vertical  polarization.  
Frequency is on 3880.0 megahertz, with audio on 6.8 
megahertz.

The most recent NASA Video File Advisory can be found at:
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/tv-advisory/nasa-tv.txt

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Ray Castillo 
202/358-4555.

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CONTRACT AWARDS

NASA contract awards are posted to:
http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/award.html

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