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NEWS RELEASES


  NASA, LOCKHEED MARTIN AGREE ON X-33 PLAN

  NASA CREATES NEW ENTERPRISE FOCUSING ON BIOLOGY



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NEWS RELEASES


NASA, LOCKHEED MARTIN AGREE ON X-33 PLAN

     NASA and Lockheed Martin have agreed on a plan to go forward 
with the X-33 space plane program, to include aluminum fuel tanks 
for the vehicle's hydrogen fuel, a revised payment schedule and a 
target launch date in 2003. The launch date is contingent on 
Lockheed Martin's ability to compete and win additional funding 
under the Space Launch Initiative. NASA and Lockheed believe it is 
critical to continue work to solve the last remaining barrier to 
low-cost, reliable access to space. 


Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Jim Cast (Phone: 
202/358-1779)
Contact at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL:  Dom 
Amatore (Phone 256/544-0031)
Contact at Lockheed Martin, Denver, CO:  Evan McCollum (Phone: 
303/977-5937)

For full text, see:
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/2000/00-157.txt



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NASA CREATES NEW ENTERPRISE FOCUSING ON BIOLOGY

     NASA today announced a restructuring of the Office of Life 
and Microgravity Sciences and Applications (OLSMA) to strengthen 
the agency¼s ability to meet the challenges brought about by the 
growth in areas such as molecular biology, nanotechnology, 
information technology and genomics. 

The reorganization is consistent with NASA Administrator Daniel S. 
Goldin's vision to create an interdisciplinary research program 
focused on biology, bringing together physics, chemistry, biology 
and engineering.


Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Peggy Wilhide/Renee 
Juhans (Phone: 202/358-1712)

full text, see:
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/2000/00-158.txt



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