Debra Rahn
Headquarters, Washington, DC                Sept. 24, 1998
(Phone:  202/358-1638)

George Diller/Lisa Malone
Kennedy Space Center, FL
(Phone:  407/867-2468)


RELEASE:  N98-60


LEONARDO MPLM TRANSFER CEREMONY POSTPONED

	The ceremony transferring the "Leonardo" Multipurpose 
Logistics Module (MPLM) from the Italian Space Agency (ASI) 
to NASA at the Kennedy Space Center, FL on September 25, 
1998, has been postponed due to adverse weather forecast for 
the central Florida area from Hurricane Georges.  A new date 
for the ceremony has not yet been set.



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