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Glenn Mahone/Bob Jacobs
Headquarters, Washington             Feb. 10, 2003
(Phone: 202/358-1600)

RELEASE: 03-061

NASA ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSES REPORTERS
DURING NEXT COLUMBIA ACCIDENT BRIEFING

     NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe will take reporters' questions 
today at 3 p.m. EST during the next Space Shuttle Accident Briefing 
from NASA Headquarters in Washington. The briefing will be carried 
live on NASA Television from the Headquarters' main auditorium.

William Readdy, Associate Administrator for Space Flight, and Michael 
Kostelnik, Deputy Associate Administrator for the International Space 
Station and Space Shuttle programs will join Administrator O'Keefe.

Reporters at participating NASA field centers will be able to ask 
questions. NASA Headquarters is located at 300 E Street, SW, 
Washington.

NASA Television is broadcast 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. The 
briefing will also be available on the Internet at www.nasa.gov.

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