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Robert Mirelson/Sarah Keegan
Headquarters, Washington          Jan. 27, 2003
(Phone: 202/358-1600)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N03-006

NASA PREVIEWS FISCAL YEAR 2004 BUDGET

     NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe will preview the agency's fiscal 
year (FY) 2004 budget proposal in a press conference at 3 p.m. EST, 
Monday, Feb. 3. The press conference will be in the NASA Headquarters' 
main auditorium at 300 E Street SW, Washington. Media registration is 
located in the west lobby starting at 2 p.m. EST. Budget documents 
will be available at registration and after 2 p.m. EST on the Internet 
at: http://www.nasa.gov/tba.

The press conference will be carried live on NASA Television. 
Reporters will be able to ask questions during the press conference 
from participating NASA centers. NASA TV is broadcast on GE-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.

NASA managers will be available for telephone interviews about the FY 
2004 budget request immediately following the press conference and on
Tuesday, Feb. 4. To participate in telephone interviews, reporters 
should call:

* Space Flight:
Allard Beutel, 202/358-0951
* Aerospace Technology
Mike Braukus, 202/358-1979
* Space Science
Don Savage, 202/358-1727
* Earth Science
Dave Steitz, 202/358-1730
Elvia Thompson, 202/358-1696
* Biological & Physical Research
Dolores Beasley, 202/358-1753
* Education
Dwayne Brown, 202/358-1726

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