NASA Daily News Summary

For Release: August 31, 2000

Media Advisory m00-171

SUMMARY

NEWS RELEASES

None today.

VIDEO ***ALL TIMES EASTERN***

VIDEO FILE FOR AUGUST 31, 2000

UPCOMING TELEVISION EVENTS

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NEWS RELEASES

None today.

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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 File for August 31, 2000

ITEM 1 - HUBBLE ASTRONOMERS STUMBLE UPON A MYSTERIOUS

OBJECT -
JPL/STSCI
ITEM 2 - VIDEO STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES - MSFC (REPLAY)
ITEM 3 - A NEW WAY OF STUDYING DROUGHT - GSFC (REPLAY)

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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 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m.
and midnight Eastern Time.

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UPCOMING TELEVISION EVENTS

August 31, Thursday

- 6:00 - 10:00 a.m. Video Stabilization and Resolution Live News
Interviews - MSFC
- 1:00 p.m. - Robert Gilruth Memorial Service (replay) - HQ
- 4:00 p.m. - Robert Gilruth Memorial Service (replay) - HQ
- 6:00 p.m. - Astronaut Candidate Class 0f 2000 Introduction to
the Media - JSC
- 7:00 p.m. - Robert Gilruth Memorial Service (replay) - HQ
- 10:00 p.m. - Robert Gilruth Memorial Service (replay) - HQ

September 1, Friday
- 1:00 p.m. - Astronaut Candidate Class 0f 2000 Introduction to
the Media (replay) - HQ
- 4:00 p.m. - Astronaut Candidate Class 0f 2000 Introduction to
the Media (replay) - HQ
- 4:30 - 7:00 p.m. - DTV Test - JSC
- 7:00 p.m. - Astronaut Candidate Class 0f 2000 Introduction to
the Media (replay) - HQ
- 10:00 p.m. - Astronaut Candidate Class 0f 2000 Introduction to
the Media (replay) - HQ

September 4, Monday
- 9:00 p.m. - STS-106 Crew Arrival - KSC

September 5, Tuesday
- 9:00 a.m. - STS-106 L-3 Countdown Status Briefing - KSC

September 6, Wednesday
- 9:00 a.m. - STS-106 L-2 Countdown Status Briefing - KSC
- 10:00 a.m. - International Space Station Overview - KSC
- 4:00 p.m. - STS-106 Launch Readiness News Briefing - KSC

September 7, Thursday
- 5:00 - 8:45 a.m. - TRMM Hurricane Prediction Live News
Interviews - GSFC
- (9:15 - 11:00 a.m. - TRMM Hurricane Prediction Live News
Interviews - TBD commercial satellite)
- 9:00 a.m. - STS-106 L-1 Countdown Status Briefing - KSC

September 8, Friday
- 8:45 a.m. - STS-106 Launch - KSC

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.

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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