NASA Daily News Summary
For Release:  June 12, 2000
Media Advisory m00-115


SUMMARY


NEWS RELEASES

  HISTORY STUDENTS SHOW OFF AMAZING PROJECTS AT NASA


VIDEO

  ***ALL TIMES EASTERN***


  VIDEO FILE FOR JUNE 12, 2000

    ITEM 1 - LIGHTNING RATES MAY FORECAST TORNADOES - MSFC
             (REPLAY)


  UPCOMING TELEVISION EVENTS



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NEWS RELEASES


HISTORY STUDENTS SHOW OFF AMAZING PROJECTS AT NASA

On Wednesday, June 14, 2000, some of the nation's future leaders
will display their award-winning projects in a National History
Day Exhibit at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC.  Ten up-and-
coming history scholars will present their work, reflecting this
year*s National History Day theme -- "Turning Points in History:
People, Ideas, Events" -- between 9:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. EDT in
the west lobby of the NASA Headquarters building at 300 E St., SW.

Full text: ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/2000/00-090.txt

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Sonja Alexander
(202/358-1761).



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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


UPCOMING TELEVISION EVENTS


June 12, Monday
- 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. - White House New Millennium Council Event -
  GSFC

June 13, Tuesday
- 12:45 - 1:15 p.m. - Astronaut Jeff Williams Live News Interview
  with WTMJ - JSC

June 14, Wednesday
- 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. - Urban Heat Island Live News Interview - MSFC
- 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Plasma Rocket Live News Interviews - JSC

June 15, Thursday
- 6:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Urban Heat Islands Live News Interviews -
  MSFC
- 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Agency Honor Awards - HQ
- 4:30 - 9:00 p.m. - Planetary Sensor Web Live News Interview -
  JPL

June 17, Saturday
- 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. - That NASA Show:  "Space Clothes" and
  "Tortillas in Space" - HQ
- 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. - That NASA Show:  "Space Clothes" and
  "Tortillas in Space" - HQ
- 11:00 a.m. - Noon - That NASA Show:  "Space Clothes" and
  "Tortillas in Space" - HQ

June 18, Sunday
- 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. - That NASA Show:  "Space Clothes" and
  "Tortillas in Space" - HQ
- 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. - That NASA Show:  "Space Clothes" and
  "Tortillas in Space" - HQ
- 11:00 a.m. -  Noon - That NASA Show:  "Space Clothes" and
  "Tortillas in Space" - HQ


For a complete list of upcoming live television events, see
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv/breaking.html



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Unless otherwise noted, ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN.

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.

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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