----------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, May 7, 1990 Audio Service: 202/755-1788 ----------------------------------------------------------------- This is NASA Headline News for Monday, May 7... The orbiter Discovery returns to Kennedy Space Center today following a weather delayed cross-country flight from Dryden Flight Research Facility. The southwestern United States was hit with severe rainstorms again over the weekend. Stops were required in Texas and Georgia. The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the Discovery aboard can only fly in clear rainless weather during a cross country flight. ******** Three of the ten Arthur S. Flemming Award recipients this year are NASA employees. Susan Louise Cloud from Marshall Space Flight Center and Alan Lew from NASA Headquarters received Administrative awards and James Gooding, also from Headquarters, received an award from the Scientific category. Recognition to outstanding government employees is to encourage outstanding work and enhance appreciation of the opportunites and the responsibilities it represents. ******** This is Public Service Recognition Week. Across the United States civil servants are being honored this week in a wide range of ceremonies and special functions. President Bush last week saluted federal employees and expressed his personal appreciation for the many services provided to the American public by civil servants. ******** Plans to strengthen the understanding of the Commercial Use of Space Program will be discussed at the l-day program awareness meeting tomorrow in Rossylyn. Also, a panel will cover issues that potentially impede its future sucess. Directors of NASA's Centers for the Commercial Development of Space and Industry and industry representatives will cover long range programs, benefits and the impact on universities and the industry. ******** The UTC Pratt-Whitney van on advanced technology can be seen Wednesday, at Building 10 at NASA Headquarters. A video series and hardware displays will feature Single Crystal Casting, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Cryogenic Bearing technology. Also, a full-scale RL-10 engine will be shown along with technical experts on hand to answer questions. ******** ---------------------------------------------------------------- Here's the broadcast schedule for Public Affairs events on NASA Select TV. All times are Eastern. Tuesday, May 8...... 11:00 A.M. ROSAT news briefing and satellite showing at KSC. Launch date is May 31. Wednesday, May 9.... 12:00 Noon STS-31 crew post flight news conference at Johnson Space Center. 1:49 P.M. DARPA launch of Scout/MACSAT's. Thursday, May 10.... 11:30 A.M. NASA UPDATE will be transmitted. Friday, May 11...... 11:00 A.M. Dr. Clifford Stoll, author of "The Cuckoo's Egg" will lecture on computer security. Monday, May 14-16... 9-11:00 A.M. STS-35 Pre-Launch Briefing. Please note: Due to coverage of the STS-35/ASTRO-1 flight scheduled for May 17 at 12:45 A.M. NASA Update will transmit the next week on May 24. All events and times are subject to change without notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------- NASA Select TV: Satcom F2R, Transponder 13, 72 Degrees West Longitude, Audio 6.8, Frequency 3960 MHz. ----------------------------------------------------------------- These reports are filed daily, Monday through Friday, at 12:00 Noon, EDT. This is a service of the Internal Communications Branch, NASA Headquarters.