Robert Mirelson
Headquarters, Washington             February 2, 2003
(Phone: 202/3580-1600)

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

RELEASE: 03-040

SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA ACCIDENT BRIEFINGS SCHEDULED

     Two briefings are scheduled Monday in NASA's continuing 
effort to keep the public up-to-date on the latest 
developments involving the investigation into the tragic 
accident that killed the seven-member crew of the Space 
Shuttle Columbia.

The first briefing is scheduled at NASA Headquarters Monday 
morning at 11:30 a.m. EST. A second briefing is tentatively 
scheduled for 4:30 p.m. EST from the NASA Johnson Space 
Center in Houston.

Both briefings will feature questions from reporters at 
participating NASA centers and will be broadcast live on NASA 
Television.

NASA TV is available on AMC-2, transponder 9C, C-Band, 
located at 85 degrees West longitude. The frequency is 3880.0 
MHz. Polarization is vertical and audio is monaural at 6.8 
MHz.

Additional information is available on the Internet at:

http://www.nasa.gov

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov

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