NASA Daily News Summary
For Release: August 23, 1999
Media Advisory m99-172


Summary:

FIRST IMAGES FROM CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY TO BE RELEASED

Video File for August 23, 1999


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FIRST IMAGES FROM CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY TO BE RELEASED

     The first images from the world's most powerful X-ray 
telescope, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, will be 
unveiled at a media briefing at 1 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Aug. 
26.  The briefing will be held in the James E. Webb 
Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, Washington, 
DC.  The images include the spectacular remnants of a 
supernova and other astronomical objects.

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Donald Savage 
202/358-1547.
Contact at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville AL:  Dave 
Drachlis 256/544-0034.
Contact at Chandra X-ray Observatory Center, Cambridge, MA:  
617/496-7998.

For full text, see:
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/note2edt/1999/n99-047.txt 


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Video File for August 23, 1999

Item 1 - Kennedy Space Center Delivers X-33 Vehicle's 
         Umbilical System

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Video File for August 23, 1999

Item 1 - Kennedy Space Center Delivers X-33 Vehicle's 
         Umbilical System

Contact at NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL:  Joel Wells 407/867-
2468.

Item 1a - KSC Delivers X-33 Umbilical System              TRT 1:06

Animation depicts the X-33 at the launch site on Edwards Air Force 
Base, CA. The highlighted area at the bottom of the vehicle 
identifies the umbilical system which was designed, fabricated and 
tested at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), FL. The prominent carbon 
steel tunnels provide launch blast protection to the sophisticated 
plumbing that transfers liquid propellant into the X-33.

Item 1b - X-33 Footage                                    TRT 3:31

Kennedy Space Center engineers and technicians designed, 
fabricated and tested the Umbilical System that will accommodate 
pre-launch propellant loading for the X-33 vehicle and split-
second separation from the vehicle at launch. The final products 
were shipped to California in July 1999.

Item 1c - B-roll                                          TRT 2:10

The ground Umbilical components were shipped to Edwards Air Force, 
CA and installed at the X-33 launch site. The flight umbilical 
components were installed on the launch vehicle at the X-33 hangar 
in Palmdale, CA.

Item 1d - Interview: Allen Littlefield                    TRT 2:00

NASA Engineer Allen Littlefield explains the important role of the 
X-33 umbilical system and discusses KSC's significant 
contributions to the project.



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