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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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