WHAT:  Press teleconferences to discuss impact of Administration’s NASA FY 06 budget request on agency Mission Directorates

WHERE:  NASA Headquarters Newsroom, 300 E Street S.W., Washington

WHEN:    Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, from approximately 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. EST

SCHEDULE:

2:30 to 3:30 p.m. EST: Associate Administrator for the Exploration Systems Directorate, Craig Steidle, and Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Al Diaz

3:35 to 4:30 p.m. EST: Associate Administrator for the Space Operations Directorate, William Readdy

4:35 to 5:30 p.m. EST: Associate Administrator for the Aeronautics Research Directorate, Victor Lebacqz

Media may attend in person or listen and ask questions from participating NASA centers. To only listen to the teleconferences, call: 321/867-1220/1240. To listen to audio of the press conference on the Web, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio