Sarah Keegan
Headquarters, Washington              Jan. 30, 2002
(Phone: 202/358-1902)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N02-09

NASA FISCAL YEAR 2003 BUDGET BRIEFING SCHEDULED

     NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe will provide an overview 
of NASA's fiscal year 2003 budget request at a press briefing 
on Monday, Feb. 4, 2003, at 3 p.m. EST in the James E. Webb 
Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St., SW, Washington.

NASA management officials will be on hand to answer questions 
at the briefing, which will be carried live on NASA Television 
with two-way question-and-answer capability for reporters 
covering the event from participating NASA centers. Media 
representatives planning to cover the briefing at a NASA field 
center should check in advance with that center's newsroom to 
ascertain potential badging or escort requirements in light of 
new security provisions.

A summary of the budget request will be distributed to media 
representatives at the beginning of the press conference. The 
budget request also will be available on the NASA Home Page 
at:
www.nasa.gov

NASA TV is on GE-2, transponder 9C, located at 85 degrees West 
longitude, with vertical polarization. Frequency will be on 
3880.0 MHz, with audio on 6.8 MHz.

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