NASA Daily News Summary

For Release: Oct. 3, 2000

Media Advisory m00-189

SUMMARY

NEWS RELEASES

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW READY FOR FIRST

EXPEDITION

NASA SCIENTIST PREDICTS LESS CLIMATE COOLING FROM CLOUDS

VIDEO **ALL TIMES EASTERN***

VIDEO FILE FOR OCT. 3, 2000

UPCOMING TELEVISION EVENTS

LIVE TELEVISION INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY

************ NEWS RELEASES ************

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW READY FOR FIRST

EXPEDITION

Just weeks away from its historic launch to begin the permanent
habitation of the new International Space Station (ISS), the
Expedition One crew will hold a pre-launch news conference at 9
a.m. EDT, Monday, Oct. 9, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
in Star City, Russia. The news conference will be broadcast live
on NASA Television, but questions will be limited to reporters in
attendance at Star City.

The Expedition One crew, comprised of American Commander Bill

Shepherd, Soyuz Commander Yuri Gidzenko and Flight Engineer Sergei
Krikalev, is scheduled to launch October 30 on a Soyuz rocket from
the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, from the same launch pad
Yuri Gagarin was launched almost 40 years ago to become the first
human to fly in space. The crew will dock to the ISS on Nov. 1.

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington DC: Debra Rahn (Phone:

202/358-1638)
Contact at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX: Eileen Hawley
(Phone: 281/483-5111)

For full text see:

ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/note2edt/2000/n00-048.txt

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NASA SCIENTIST PREDICTS LESS CLIMATE COOLING FROM CLOUDS

Don't count on clouds to come to the rescue if the Earth's current

climate-warming trend continues. That's according to new NASA
research published in the October 1st issue of the Journal of
Climate. Heating and cooling of the Earth are influenced by cloud
cover. Clouds can act as a natural sun shield by reflecting light
back into space. But clouds can also coat the skies like a
blanket, trapping warmth. Precisely how these competing
attributes will change in response to a warmer atmosphere is not
well understood.

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC: David E. Steitz

(Phone: 202/358-1730)
Contact at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD: Allen
Kenitzer (Phone: 301/286-2806)

For full text see:

ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/2000/00-151.txt

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If NASA issues any news releases later today, we will e-
mail summaries and Internet URLs to this list.

Index of 2000 NASA News Releases:

http://www.nasa.gov/releases/2000/index.html

Index of 1999 NASA News Releases:

http://www.nasa.gov/releases/1999/index.html

************ VIDEO FILE ************

Video File for Oct. 3, 2000

NOTE: VIDEO FILE WILL RUN APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS TODAY,

WELL INTO THE GALLERY HOUR (Noon - 2 p.m., 3 - 5 p.m.,
<
events - see below>> 6 - 8 p.m., 9 - 11 p.m., midnight - 2
a.m.)

ITEM 1 - SNAKE ROBOT MAY AID IN FUTURE EXPLORATIONS - ARC

ITEM 2 - 2001: A MARS ODYSSEY - JPL
ITEM 3 - NASA SCIENTIST PREDICTS LESS CLIMATE COOLING FROM
CLOUDS
- GSFC
ITEM 4 - HETE-2 FLIES IN SEARCH OF GAMMA RAY BURSTS - GSFC
(REPLAY)
ITEM 5 - STS-92 ASTRONAUT INTERVIEWS - TRT APPROX. 50:00
ITEM 6 - STS-92 MISSION ANIMATION (REPLAY) - TRT 24:00

NOTE: THE 100TH FLIGHT CLIP REEL 1992-2000 (REPLAY) WILL RUN
DURING THE EDUCATION HOUR (2 p.m., 5 p.m., 8 p.m., 11 p.m., and 2
a.m. EDT) - TRT - 58:30

DETAILED LOGS OF THE 100TH FLIGHT CLIP REEL 1992-2000 CAN BE

FOUND
AT: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv/tvgallery.html

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ANY CHANGES TO THE VIDEO LINE-UP WILL APPEAR ON THE NASA
VIDEO
FILE ADVISORY ON THE WEB AT

ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/tv-advisory/nasa-tv.txt

WE UPDATE THE ADVISORY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

The NASA Video File normally airs at noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m.
and midnight Eastern Time.

************ UPCOMING TELEVISION EVENTS ************

October 3, Tuesday
9:00 a.m. - STS-92 L-2 Countdown Status Briefing - KSC
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Young Astonauts - MSFC
4:00 p.m. - STS-92 Launch Readiness Press Briefing - KSC

October 4, Wednesday
6:00 - 8:30 a.m. - Largest Ozone Hole Observed Over Antarctica
Live News Interviews - GSFC
(8:30 - 10:00 a.m. - Largest Ozone Hole Observed Over Antarctica
Live News Interviews continued on GE 2 Transponder 18C)
9:00 a.m. - STS-92 L-1 Countdown Status Briefing - KSC
4:30 - 9:00 p.m. - 2001: A Mars Odyssey Live News Interviews - JPL

October 5, Thursday
5:00 - 9:00 a.m. - STS-92 Pad Shot - KSC
4:00 p.m. - STS-92 Live Coverage and Commentary Begins - KSC
9:38 p.m. - STS-92 Launch - KSC

October 9, Monday
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. - Expedition I Crew News Conference - Star City,
Russia (via JSC)

For a complete list of upcoming live television events, see

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv/breaking.html
************ LIVE TELEVISION INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY ************

AVAILABLE 6:00 - 9:30 A.M. EDT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5

FOR STS- 92 AS SHUTTLE DISCOVERY PREPARES FOR LIFTOFF

TO BEGIN SPACE STATION BUILD-UP

On October 5 Space Shuttle Discovery begins a mission that will

initiate the heart of construction for the International Space
Station (ISS). Discovery will carry aloft a nine-ton exterior
framework and a three-ton docking port to be attached to the
complex.

Astronaut Interview

Daniel T. Barry (M.D., Ph.D.) a native of South Hadley, MA, and a

member of the astronaut corps since 1992 will be available for
live television interviews on STS-92 from the Kennedy Space
Center, FL, on Thursday, October 5 from 6:00 - 9:30 a.m. EDT.

Barry's last spaceflight was on Shuttle Discovery for STS-96 (May

27 to June 6, 1999). During the 10-day mission the crew delivered
4 tons of logistics and supplies to the ISS in preparation for the
arrival of the first crew to live on the station. The mission was
accomplished in 153 Earth orbits, traveling 4 million miles in 235
hours and 13 minutes. Dr. Barry performed a spacewalk of 7 hours
and 55 minute duration.

During the 11-day mission of STS-92, the Discovery crew will use
the shuttle's robotic arm to attach the framework and mating
adapter to the station's Unity module. The other mission
specialists will be divided into two space walking teams to
conduct four planned space walks to provide electrical and data
connectivity between the new components and the existing station
modules.

Barry will be able to speak to the activities that are planned for
STS-92. Discovery's flight will be the final shuttle mission
prior to the launch of the first resident, or Expedition, crew to
the ISS, which is currently targeted for liftoff on October 30
from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Ask Dr. Barry:
- How do you prepare for a spacewalk?
- What will the STS-92 crew accomplish during four planned
spacewalks?
- What will life be like on the ISS?

To schedule a live shot:

To schedule an interview call Fred Brown at 321/867-2537 or
321/867-7765. Or call the Kennedy Space Center Newsroom at
321/867-2468 and leave a message.

Live satellite interviews will be available Thursday October 5,

from 6:00 - 9:30 p.m. EDT.

Satellite Coordinates: Telstar 5 - (97 degrees W) (Full)

Transponder 11 Vertical Downlink Frequency 11929.0Mhz Audio
6.2/6.8.

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Unless otherwise noted, ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN.

NASA Television is available on GE-2, transponder 9C at 85 degrees

West longitude, with vertical polarization. Frequency is on 3880.0
megahertz, with audio on 6.8 megahertz.

Refer general questions about the video file to NASA Headquarters,

Washington, DC: Ray Castillo, 202/358-4555, or Fred Brown,
202/358-0713, fred.brown@hq.nasa.gov

During Space Shuttle missions, the full NASA TV schedule will

continue to be posted at:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/nasatv/schedule.html

For general information about NASA TV see:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv/

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