Attention: Early Morning Producer
Thursday March 2
6-10 a.m. EST
10 Minute Windows–With B-Roll

Deep Space Detectives Use X-rays to Unlock Mysteries; Orbiting
Chandra Observatory is Exceeding Expectations

  • Scientists are exhilarated about images from Chandra X-ray
    Observatory, the world’s most powerful X-ray telescope.
  • Chandra may have revealed the most distant objects ever seen in
    the universe.
  • In its first six months of operation Chandra has already amazed
    the world.
  • The space “detectives” found new, puzzling cosmic objects and
    learned more about black holes, exploding stars,
    multi-million-degree gas and powerful galactic winds.

  • The discoveries are exceeding expectations, opening new
    horizons in astrophysics.
  • One scientist has been working on the Chandra project for the last
    23 years.
  • He can tell your viewers how the X-ray telescope is unlocking the
    mysteries of the universe. 

     Who:
                               Dr. Martin Weisskopf
                               Chief Scientist, Chandra
                               Program
                               Marshall Space Flight Center
 Satellite Windows:
                               10 minutes
 Satellite Coordinates:
                               GE-2, Transponder 9C,
                               85 degrees west longitude,
                               Frequency: 3880 MHz, audio: 6.8
                               MHz.
 Satellite Interview Information:
 Lindsey Rawl, Producer
 (256) 544-2228
 Beeper (256) 544-1183 PIN 0025
                               Story Information:
                               Steve Roy, Media Relations
                               (256) 544-0034