NASA Daily News Summary
For Release:  June 30, 2000
Media Advisory m00-131


SUMMARY


NEWS RELEASES


NEWS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS LAUNCH READINESS
OF NEW SPACE STATION MODULE

VIDEO

  ***ALL TIMES EASTERN***


  VIDEO FILE FOR JUNE 30, 2000


ITEM 1 - TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITE LAUNCH REPLAY ­KSC

ITEM 2 - TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELITTE PRELAUNCH PACKAGE - GSFC (replay)

ITEM 3 ­ GLENN RESEARCH CENTER AERONAUTIC GALLERY OPENING -GRC

ITEM 4 - ZVEZDA (RUSSIA'S) INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SERVICE MODULE (ANIMATION
AND B-ROLL) - JSC (replay)

  UPCOMING TELEVISION EVENTS



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NEWS RELEASES


NEWS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS LAUNCH READINESS
OF NEW SPACE STATION MODULE

The status of the new Russian Zvezda Service Module, entering its final 
preparations for launch to the International Space Station (ISS), will be 
discussed at a news conference at the Russian Mission Control Center in Korolev, 
Russia, on Friday, July 7 at 6 a.m. EDT (2 p.m. Moscow time). The news 
conference will be broadcast live on NASA Television, but questions can only be 
accommodated for reporters attending the news conference in Korolev. The news 
conference is expected to feature participants representing NASA, the Russian 
Aviation and Space Agency, RSC-Energia, the Khrunichev State Research and 
Production Center and the European Space Agency.

NASA Headquarters contact: Debbie Rahn (Phone:  202/358-1638)

Johnson Space Center contact: Eileen Hawley (Phone:  281/483-5111)

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If NASA issues any news releases later today, we will e-
mail summaries and Internet URLs to this list.

Index of 2000 NASA News Releases:
http://www.nasa.gov/releases/2000/index.html

Index of 1999 NASA News Releases:
http://www.nasa.gov/releases/1999/index.html



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VIDEO

ITEM 1 - TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITE LAUNCH REPLAY ­KSC

ITEM 2 - TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELITTE PRELAUNCH PACKAGE - GSFC (replay)

ITEM 3 ­ GLENN RESEARCH CENTER AERONAUTIC GALLERY OPENING -GRC

ITEM 4 - ZVEZDA (RUSSIA'S) INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SERVICE MODULE (ANIMATION
AND B-ROLL) - JSC (replay)
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UPCOMING TELEVISION EVENTS
July 6, Thursday
4:30 - 9:00 p.m. - Laser Sail Live News Interviews - JPL

July 13, Thursday
6:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Life In Extreme Environments Live News Interviews -
MSFC
July 20, Thursday
6:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Southeast Drought Live News Interviews - MSFC

For a complete list of upcoming live television events, see 
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv/breaking.html



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Unless otherwise noted, ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN.

ANY CHANGES TO THE VIDEO LINE-UP WILL APPEAR ON THE NASA VIDEO 
FILE ADVISORY ON THE WEB AT 
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/tv-advisory/nasa-tv.txt
WE UPDATE THE ADVISORY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

The NASA Video File normally airs at noon, 3 pm, 6 pm, 9 pm
and midnight Eastern Time.

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.

Refer general questions about the video file to NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC: Ray Castillo, 202/358-4555, or Fred Brown,
202/358-0713, fred.brown@hq.nasa.gov

During Space Shuttle missions, the full NASA TV schedule will
continue to be posted at:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/nasatv/schedule.html

For general information about NASA TV see:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv/



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