NASA Daily News Summary

For Release: Sept. 18, 2000

Media Advisory m00-179

SUMMARY

NEWS RELEASES

None today

VIDEO ***ALL TIMES EASTERN***

VIDEO FILE FOR SEPT. 18, 2000

UPCOMING TELEVISION EVENTS

LIVE INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY

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NEWS RELEASES

None today

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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

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Video File for Sept. 18, 2000

ITEM 1 - CURRENT SEAWIFS IMAGES OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - GSFC

(REPLAY)
ITEM 2 - SPECTACULAR MOSAIC CAPTURES AUSTRALIA IN ALL HER
"OLYMPIC" GLORY - GSFC

During Space Shuttle missions, the NASA Television schedule can be

found at the following web address:
http://ston.jsc.nasa.gov/tvsked/schedule.html

The Video File will play daily at Noon and 3:00 p.m. during STS-
106 unless noted differently on the STS-106 Television Schedule.

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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.

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UPCOMING TELEVISION EVENTS

September 18, Monday

- 3:00 - 6:30 p.m. - NOAA L Satellite Validation Testing -
VAFB

September 19, Tuesday

- 1:00 p.m. - NOAA-L L-1 Prelaunch Briefing - VAFB

September 20, Wednesday

- 3:50 a.m. - STS-106 Landing - KSC
- 5:30 a.m. - NOAA-L Live Coverage and Commentary Begins - VAFB
- 6:22 a.m. - NOAA-L Launch - VAFB
- 4:30 - 9:00 p.m. - Inflatable Antenna Developed by Minority
Students Live News Interviews - JPL

September 22, Friday

- 6:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Quiet Aircraft Technology live interviews -
LARC
- 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Quiet Aircraft Technology live interviews -
LARC
- 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Young Astonauts - MSFC

For a complete list of upcoming live television events, see

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

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LIVE INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY

***** STUDENTS AND NASA ENGINEERS WORK TO CREATE *****

NEW ULTRALIGHTWEIGHT ANTENNA
5 p.m. to 9 p.m. EDT Wednesday, September 20

A group of nine multi-ethnic college students from various

universities in California got the chance of a lifetime to work
with NASA engineers on a super lightweight, inflatable antenna
that may someday replace conventional antennas in space.

The students worked alongside engineers on a test to demonstrate

the inflation of a prototype antenna with the potential to
substantially reduce storage volume and weight on future
spacecraft. The antenna is made of ultralight materials that
resemble aluminum foil. It can be easily stored in a cylinder the
size of a shoe box, then unfurled into an antenna membrane about
10 feet (3 meters) wide.

JPL benefits from the students' fresh, creative, unrestricted

ideas, while the students benefit from hands-on experience in
working with one of the country's most experienced and talented
pools of scientists and engineers.

Live satellite interviews are available in English with Dr. John

Huang--principal engineer, inflatable array and electrical design
leader--and in Spanish with Bernardo Lopez, an engineer with the
technical staff for the antenna's inflatable structure design.

Animation of deployment in space, "B" roll and interviews in

English and Spanish will be carried 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. Full video
package will run September 19, 20 and 21 during the NASA-TV Video
File feed scheduled for noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m. and midnight
EDT. Emergency telephone numbers are 818-354-0246 and 818-354-
2113.

SUGGESTED QUESTIONS:

- What are these antennas used for?

- How is this inflatable antenna different from conventional
antennas?
- What are inflatable antennas made off?
- When will we see these antennas in space?
- What was the studentís involvement in the project?
- How do students and JPL engineers benefit from working together?

To book time for this interview, call Jack Dawson at 818-354-0040

or email Jack at jack.b.dawson@jpl.nasa.gov.

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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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