NASA Daily News Summary
For Release: Aug. 10, 1998
Media Advisory m98-5
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News Releases for Aug. 10, 1998

NASA CONSIDERS POSTPONING DEPLOYMENT OF MARS SURVEYOR ANTENNA

     NASA managers are considering delaying the deployment of 
the Mars Global Surveyor's high-gain antenna because of 
concern over the antenna's deployment mechanism. Contact: 
Doug Isbell, NASA HQ (202/358-1547); Diane Ainsworth, Jet 
Propulsion Laboratory (818/354-5011). Full text of press 
release:

ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/1998/98-146.txt

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Video File for Aug. 10, 1998

MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR:  IMAGES AND ISSUES

Images of Mars taken by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) 
spacecraft for illustrating the Aug. 10 news release 
regarding the spacecraft's antenna. MGS mission animation 
illustrates the fully deployed antenna.

     ITEM 1 -- Dust Devils on Mars
     1a -- Future Landing Site
     1b -- Elysium Mons close-up
     1c -- New Canyon Details
     1d -- MGS animation
     1e -- Spin Test
     1f -- MGS launch

Contact: Doug Isbell, NASA HQ (202/358-1547); Diane 
Ainsworth, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (818/354-5011).

ITEM 2:	SEN. JOHN GLENN GETS FITTED WITH FLIGHT SUIT 
(REPLAY) Contact: Doug Ward, Johnson Space Center (phone 
281/483-5111).

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Contract Awards

Contract awards are posted to the NASA Acquisition 
Information Service Web site:

http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/award.html

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Upcoming Live Events

Aug. 12, 1 p.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, FL.

Media briefing on upcoming research into the nature of 
hurricanes and tropical storms. Contact: David Steitz 
(407/867-2468); George Diller (407/867-2468). Full text of 
the advisory can be found at:

ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/note2edt/1998/n98-051.txt

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Upcoming Live Television Interview Opportunities

Aug. 12, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. EDT

Research into predicting hurricanes' ground tracks. Talent: 
Ms. Robbie Hood, Global Hydrology and Climate Center, NASA's 
Marshall Space Flight Center. To book time, call Connie James 
or Terasha King (205/544-2188 or 205/544-3234; pager 205/544-
1183, PIN 0224). All interviews will be conducted over NASA 
Television.

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