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Robert Mirelson/Sarah Keegan
Headquarters, Washington 	     February 2, 2003
(Phone: 202/358-1600)

RELEASE: 03-035

FY 2004 BUDGET PRESS BRIEFING POSTPONED

     As a result of the events involving the tragic loss of the Space 
Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) crew, the press briefing scheduled for the 
rollout of the new Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 budget, is postponed to a
later date.

The budget press conference was originally scheduled for 3 p.m. EST, 
Monday, Feb. 3, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. A new briefing 
date has not been set.

However, supporting materials for NASA's FY2004 Budget proposal will 
be available via links on the Internet after 3 p.m. EST on Feb. 3 at:

http://www.nasa.gov

or

Detailed budget information will be directly available at:
     http://www.nasa.gov/about/budget/

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