NASA Daily News Summary

For Release: June 22, 1999

Media Advisory m99-126

Summary:

-- Video File for June 22: STS-93 Crew Arrives at Kennedy

-- Upcoming Live Event: FUSE Prelaunch Briefing, June 23
-- Upcoming Live Event: FUSE Launch, June 24

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Video File for June 22, 1999

ITEM 1 STS-93 CREW ARRIVES AT KENNEDY (SCHEDULED TO BE

ADDED AT 3 P.M.)
ITEM 2 FUSE SPACECRAFT TO LAUNCH THIS WEEK (REPLAY) (TRT
05:55)

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ITEM 2 STS-93 CREW ARRIVAL
The STS-93 astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center Monday, June
21, to participate in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT)
activities. The flight crew is comprised of Commander Eileen Collins,
Pilot Jeff Ashby and Mission specialists Steve Hawley, Catherine Coleman
and French Astronaut Michel Tognini. A countdown test is held prior to
each Space Shuttle flight. The launch day dress rehearsal, scheduled for
Thursday, follows three days of emergency egress training exercises,
flights in the Shuttle Training Aircraft and an inspection of the
Chandra X-ray Observatory payload inside Shuttle Columbia's payload bay.

Contact at NASA Kennedy: Joel Wells, 407/867-2468.

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ITEM 2 FUSE SPACECRAFT TO LAUNCH THIS WEEK (REPLAY) (TRT
05:55)
The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer spacecraft (FUSE)
mission seeks to answer long-standing questions about the origins of the
universe. FUSE will investigate the origin and evolution of the lightest
elements in the universe. FUSE will also examine the forces and
processes involved in the evolution of galaxies, stars and planetary
systems.

ITEM 2A FUSE ANIMATION

ITEM 2B FUSE LOOKS WITHIN AND BEYOND MILKY WAY

The FUSE science team will study the hot gas content of our galaxy,
the Milky Way, and its nearest neighboring galaxy, the Magellanic
Clouds. To conduct these large studies, FUSE will observe hundreds of
astronomical objects, using about half of the observing time during the
three year mission.

ITEM 2C FUSE IN THE CLEAN ROOM AT GODDARD

The Johns Hopkins University developed FUSE for NASA. Johns Hopkins
University has the primary responsibility for all aspects of the
project, including both development and operational phases of the
mission. This is the first time that a mission of this scope has been
developed and operated entirely by a university. Credits: NASA and
Orbital Sciences Corporation

ITEM 2D INTERVIEW: DR. EDWARD J. WEILER, NASA ASSOCIATE

ADMINISTRATOR
FOR SPACE SCIENCE

Contact at NASA Goddard: Donna Drelick, 301/286-7995;

Contact at NASA Headquarters: Doug Isbell, 202/358-1753.

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UPCOMING LIVE EVENT: FUSE PRELAUNCH BRIEFING, JUNE 23
The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer spacecraft (FUSE)
mission seeks to answer long-standing questions about the origins of the
universe. Launch of the spacecraft is scheduled for Thursday, June 24 at
11:39 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL. A prelaunch briefing
will be held June 23, at 2 p.m. EDT and carried live on NASA Television.

Contact at NASA Goddard: Donna Drelick, 301/286-7995;

Contact at NASA Headquarters: Doug Isbell, 202/358-1753.

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UPCOMING LIVE EVENT: FUSE LAUNCH, JUNE 24
Launch is scheduled for Thursday, June 24 from the Cape Canaveral
Air
Station, FL. Launch coverage, which will be carried live on NASA
Television, will begin at 10 a.m. EDT, and the launch window opens at
11:39 a.m.

Contact at NASA Goddard: Donna Drelick, 301/286-7995;

Contact at NASA Headquarters: Doug Isbell, 202/358-1753.

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p.m. and midnight Eastern Time, but may be pre-empted by mission
coverage or breaking news. 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.

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Headquarters, Washington, DC: Ray Castillo, 202/358-4555, or
Pam Poe, 202/358-0373.

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