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For Release: June 25, 1999
Media Advisory m99-129a

Summary:

-- Upcoming Live Event: Briefings Set for Launch of Next "Great  
     Observatory" In Space

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BRIEFINGS SET FOR LAUNCH OF NEXT "GREAT OBSERVATORY" IN SPACE

NASA's next Space Shuttle flight will provide astronomers with a new 
look at the universe and make history with NASA's first female mission 
commander. Reporters can get an overview of the mission at a series of 
briefings July 7. The briefings will begin at 9 a.m. EDT at NASA's 
Johnson Space Center in Houston. The five-day flight is scheduled for 
launch no earlier than July 20.

Contact at NASA Headquarters: Dwayne Brown, 202/358-1726;
Contact at NASA Johnson: Eileen Hawley, 281/483-5111.

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