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Robert Mirelson
Headquarters, Washington          February 3, 2003
(Phone: 202/3580-1600)

Eileen Hawley
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111)

RELEASE: 03-044

SHUTTLE COLUMBIA ACCIDENT PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE CHANGED

     The press conference schedule for Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003 has 
changed. 

There will not be a NASA Headquarters press conference at 11:30 a.m. 
EST on Feb. 4. It has been cancelled out of respect for the Space 
Shuttle Columbia crew memorial service and to allow NASA employees to 
watch the tribute.

There will not be a 4:30 EST press conference at the Johnson Space 
Center tomorrow. The 4:30 EST press conference for Feb. 4, 2003 will 
be in the NASA Headquarters auditorium, 300 E Street SW, Washington.

The press conference will feature questions from reporters at 
participating NASA centers and will be broadcast live on NASA 
Television. There will be an 11:30 a.m. EST press conference at NASA 
Headquarters and a 4:30 p.m. press conference at the Johnson Space 
Center on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003.

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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