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Nancy Neal
Headquarters, Washington                March 17, 2003
(Phone: 202-358-2369)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N03-031

SPACE SCIENCE UPDATE: NEW RESULTS FROM NASA'S HETE SPACERAFT

     Recent observations from NASA's High Energy Transient 
Explorer (HETE) spacecraft, that strengthens the link between 
gamma rays bursts and black holes, is the topic of the next 
Space Science Update (SSU).
 
The SSU is at 2:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, March 19 in the James 
E. Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW in 
Washington. 

Panelists include:
*   Dr. Derek Fox, astrophysicist, California Institute
of Technology, Pasadena
*   Dr. George Ricker, HETE principal investigator,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
*   Dr. Shri Kulkarni, professor of astronomy and
planetary science, California Institute of 
Technology, Pasadena
*   Dr. Stan Woosley, professor of astronomy and
astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz
*   Dr. Anne Kinney, director of astronomy and physics
division, NASA Headquarters, Washington

The briefing will be carried live on NASA Television with 
two-way question-and-answer capability for reporters 
covering the event from participating NASA centers.

NASA TV is broadcast on the GE-2 satellite, Transponder 9C, 
at 85 degrees West longitude, with vertical polarization, 
frequency 3880.0 MHz, audio 6.8 MHz. Audio of the broadcast 
will be available on voice circuit at NASA's Kennedy Space 
Center, Fla., by calling 321/867-1220/1240/1260.

For more information about NASA or Space Science on the 
Internet, visit:

http//:www.nasa.gov

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