A press briefing is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. EST Thursday
in connection with the investigation into the Space Shuttle
Columbia accident.

Ron Dittemore, NASA’s Space Shuttle Program Manager, will
update the press on the mishap investigation from the Johnson
Space Center. Reporters will be able to ask questions from
participating NASA centers. There is no press conference
scheduled in Washington Thursday.

The press conferences will be broadcast on NASA Television.
NASA Television is available on AMC-2, transponder 9C, C-
Band, located at 85 degrees west longitude. The frequency is
3880.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical and audio is monaural at
6.8 MHz.

Additional information about NASA is on the Internet at
www.nasa.gov.