Media briefing on NASA's newest gamma-ray burst mission scheduled

Donald Savage
Headquarters, Washingto Oct. 25, 2004
(Phone: 202/358-1727)

Nancy Neal
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
(Phone: 301/286-0039)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N04-169

MEDIA BRIEFING ON NASA'S NEWEST GAMMA-RAY BURST MISSION
SCHEDULED

NASA's Swift satellite, which will pinpoint the location
of gamma-ray burst explosions in the Universe, will be the
subject of a news briefing Monday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m. EST. The
briefing will originate from the James Webb auditorium at
NASA Headquarters in Washington, and will be broadcast live
on NASA TV.

Swift is scheduled for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station, Fla., at 12:05 p.m. EST, Nov. 11, aboard a Delta II
launch vehicle.

Panelists will discuss the Swift mission and the specific
scientific goals:

-- Al Diaz, Associate Administrator, Science Mission
Directorate, NASA Headquarters
-- Dr. Anne Kinney, Director, Universe Division, NASA
Headquarters
-- Tim Gehringer, Swift deputy project manager, Goddard Space
Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
-- Dr. Neil Gehrels, Swift principal investigator, Goddard
Space Flight Center
-- Dr. John Nousek, Mission Operations Director, Penn State
University, University Park, Pa.

NASA TV is available on the Web and via satellite in the
continental U.S. on AMC-6, Transponder 9C, C-Band, at 72
degrees west longitude. The frequency is 3880.0 MHz.
Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz.
In Alaska and Hawaii, NASA TV is available on AMC-7,
Transponder 18C, C-Band, at 137 degrees west longitude. The
frequency is 4060.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio
is monaural at 6.80 MHz.

For NASA TV information and schedules on the Internet, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

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