NASA Daily News Summary
For Release: Jan. 28, 2000
Media Advisory m00-017


SUMMARY

NEWS RELEASES:
No News Releases Today



VIDEO:

ALL TIMES EASTERN

Video File for Jan. 28, 2000

ITEM 1 - SEAWIFS SATELLITE VIEW OF EAST COAST BLIZZARD - GSFC

ITEM 2 - STS-99 CREW INTERVIEWS - JSC

ITEM 3 - SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION ANIMATION - JSC (replay)

ITEM 4 - SOLVE MISSION - EXAMINING OZONE DEPLETION (replay)

ITEM 5 - SOLAR MAXIMUM - MSFC (replay)

ITEM 6 - JOHN GLENN RETURNS TO SPACE - STS-95 B-ROLL (replay)



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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 File for Jan. 28, 2000

ITEM 1 - SKY-HIGH VIEW OF EAST COAST BLIZZARD-------------TRT  :20

The extent of intense winter storm that stuck much of the eastern
United States earlier this week can be seen in this image from
NASA's Sea Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS) onboard the
SeaStar satellite.  The image was captured Thursday, Jan. 27,
2000.

Contact at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD:  Wade
Sisler (Phone 301/286-6256).
Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  David E. Steitz
(Phone 202/358-1730).

URL:  http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS.html



ITEM 2 - STS-99 CREW INTERVIEWS - JSC

ITEM 2a - Kevin R. Kregel (Mission Commander)-------------TRT 4:56


ITEM 2b - Commander Dom L. Gorie, US Navy (Mission Pilot)-TRT 5:06


ITEM 2c - Gerhard P.J. Thiele PhD (Mission Specialist 1)--TRT 4:23


ITEM 2d - Janet L. Kavandi PhD (Mission Specialist 2)-----TRT 4:31


ITEM 2e - Janice Voss PhD (Mission Specialist 3)----------TRT 6:24

ITEM 2f - Mamoru Mohri PhD (Mission Specialist 4)---------TRT 6:46


Contact at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX:  Kelly
Humphries (Phone 281/483-5111).



ITEM 3 - SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION
         ANIMATION - JSC-(replay)------------------------TRT 16:14

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Dwayne C. Brown
(Phone 202/358-1726).
Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  David E. Steitz
(Phone 202/358-1730).



ITEM 4 - SOLVE MISSION - EXAMINING OZONE DEPLETION (replay)

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  David E. Steitz
(Phone 202/358-1730).
Contact at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA:  John
Bluck (Phone 650/604-5026).


ITEM 4a - SOLVE SCIENTISTS WORKING IN SWEDEN--------------TRT 6:36

The SOLVE mission is an international scientific and research
effort to study Arctic ozone. The field campaign is being
conducted in Kiruna, Sweden. Footage shows preparation at the
Arena Arctica hangar of NASA1s ER-2 (smaller) and DC-8 (larger)
specially equipped airplanes, taxi and takeoff.  Footage also
includes an arctic sunrise.


ITEM 4b - INTERVIEW EXCERPTS------------------------------TRT 1:35

Gordon Fullerton, DC-8 Pilot for SOLVE and former NASA Astronaut,
Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA


ITEM 4c - INTERVIEW EXCERPTS------------------------------TRT 2:09

Valery Zahkarin, Russian Team Leader for SOLVE and General of the
Russian Air Force, retired (speaking through an interpreter)


ITEM 4d - INTERVIEW EXCERPTS------------------------------TRT 2:21

Phil DeCola, SOLVE Program Scientist, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC



ITEM 5 - SOLAR MAXIMUM - MSFC (replay)

Contact at Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL:  Steve
Roy (Phone 205/544-0034).


ITEM 5a- SOLAR MAXIMUM ANIMATION--------------------------TRT 4:40


ITEM 5b - INTERVIEW EXCERPTS------------------------------TRT 4:10

David Hathaway, NASA Scientist, MSFC



ITEM 6 - JOHN GLENN RETURNS TO SPACE -
         STS-95 B-ROLL-(replay)---------------------------TRT 5:57

Contact at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX:  Eileen M.
Hawley (Phone 281/483-5111).



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For Release: Jan. 28, 2000
Media Advisory m00-017a


Summary:

BREAST CANCER SCREENING AID CLEARED FOR DIAGNOSTIC USE


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BREAST CANCER SCREENING AID CLEARED FOR DIAGNOSTIC USE

     The war against breast cancer has a new weapon, thanks to an
advanced sensor developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(JPL).  The device, called the BioScan System*, was developed by
OmniCorder Technologies, Inc., Stony Brook, NY, from NASA
technology originally thought to be useful for locating hot spots
during fires and observing volcanoes.

     Studies have determined that cancer cells exude nitric oxide.
This causes changes in blood flow in tissue surrounding cancer
that can be detected by the sensor, which is sensitive to
temperature changes of less than .027 degree Fahrenheit (.015
degree Celsius) and has a speed of over 200 frames per second.  It
causes no discomfort to the patient and uses no ionizing
radiation.


Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Michael Braukus
(Phone 202/358-1979).
Contact at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA:  Nancy
Lovato (Phone 818/354-0474).

For full text, see:
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/2000/00-017.txt



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Index of 1999 NASA News Releases:
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