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NASA News 
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration

John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
AC 321-867-2468
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For Release: April 21, 2003

Nancy Neal
NASA Headquarters
202/358-2369

George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center
321/867-2468

Jane Platt
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
818//354-0880

Barron Beneski
Orbital Sciences Corporation
703/406-5528

KSC Release No. 31-03

NOTE TO EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:
GALEX SPACECRAFT TO BE LAUNCHED ABOARD PEGASUS XL APRIL 28

Part 2 of 2

NASA TELEVISION COVERAGE OF PEGASUS/GALEX

This Pegasus launch occurs with a chase plane equipped with a
television camera.  There will be live coverage on NASA Television
beginning at 6:30 a.m. EDT and will conclude shortly after spacecraft
separation which occurs 11 minutes after launch.  Commentary and
audio of all Pegasus/GALEX briefings will be available on the "V"
audio circuits which may be dialed directly at 321/867- 1220, 1240,
1260, 7135. 

The Pegasus/GALEX prelaunch press conference and mission science
briefing will be televised at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 25.  Launch
coverage begins at 6:30 a.m. on Monday, April 28.

NASA Television is available on GE-2, Transponder 9C, located at 85
degrees West longitude.  These activities will also be webcast and
accessed through the KSC Home Page at www.ksc.nasa.gov.

PEGASUS/GALEX NEWS CENTER

On Friday, April 25, the Pegasus/GALEX News Center at NASA-KSC may be
reached at 321-867-2468 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EDT.  On launch
day, the NASA-KSC News Center will open at 7 a.m. 

PEGASUS/GALEX STATUS

A recorded status report will be available beginning Friday, April
25, and may be reached at 321-867-2525.  It is recommended that media
check the status during the weekend to be certain plans for the
launch have not changed. 

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