Jacques van Oene
October 4th 04, 10:25 PM
George H. Diller
Oct. 4, 2004
Kennedy Space Center
Phone: (321) 867-2468
KSC Release No. 72-04
NOTE TO EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:
PRESS OPPORTUNITY FOR SWIFT TO BE HELD AT KSC ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6
NASA's Swift observatory, that will pinpoint the location of distant yet
fleeting explosions that appear to signal the births of black holes, will be
the subject of a news media opportunity at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on
Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. Media representatives will be taken inside the
clean room at NASA Spacecraft Hangar AE to see and photograph the Swift
observatory. Swift is planned for launch in early November aboard a Boeing
Delta II rocket from Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions known in the universe,
emitting more than 100 billion times the energy that the Sun does in a year.
Yet they last only from a few milliseconds to a few minutes, never to appear
again.
The Swift Mission Operations Center will be located at Penn State University
and also includes international participation by Italy and the United
Kingdom.
For this event, full clean room protocol must be observed. Those planning
to attend are requested to wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Clean room
attire (bunny suits) will be furnished. Contamination control personnel
will be on hand to clean photographic equipment with alcohol wipes. No
suede, leather or vinyl camera cases are permitted within the clean room.
Special bags will be provided for camera accessories. Please do not wear
perfume, cologne or makeup. No graphite pencils, food, tobacco, chewing
gum, lighters, matches, or pocketknives will be permitted inside the clean
room. Electronic flash photography is permitted. The lighting in the
facility is mercury vapor.
Spokespersons from the Swift mission available for questions and interviews
will be:
Joseph Dezio, Swift Project Manager
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Neil Gehrels, Swift Principle Investigator
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Mark Edison, Swift Program Manager
Spectrum Astro
Those needing accreditation should contact the NASA News Center at
321/867-2468 by the close of business Tuesday, Oct. 5. On Wednesday, media
will depart by bus from the KSC Press Site at 1 p.m. for Hangar AE on Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station. Media who need badging for KSC access should
go to the Gate 3 Pass and Identification building on State Road 405 south of
Titusville at least one hour before departure time.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Oct. 4, 2004
Kennedy Space Center
Phone: (321) 867-2468
KSC Release No. 72-04
NOTE TO EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:
PRESS OPPORTUNITY FOR SWIFT TO BE HELD AT KSC ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6
NASA's Swift observatory, that will pinpoint the location of distant yet
fleeting explosions that appear to signal the births of black holes, will be
the subject of a news media opportunity at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on
Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. Media representatives will be taken inside the
clean room at NASA Spacecraft Hangar AE to see and photograph the Swift
observatory. Swift is planned for launch in early November aboard a Boeing
Delta II rocket from Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions known in the universe,
emitting more than 100 billion times the energy that the Sun does in a year.
Yet they last only from a few milliseconds to a few minutes, never to appear
again.
The Swift Mission Operations Center will be located at Penn State University
and also includes international participation by Italy and the United
Kingdom.
For this event, full clean room protocol must be observed. Those planning
to attend are requested to wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Clean room
attire (bunny suits) will be furnished. Contamination control personnel
will be on hand to clean photographic equipment with alcohol wipes. No
suede, leather or vinyl camera cases are permitted within the clean room.
Special bags will be provided for camera accessories. Please do not wear
perfume, cologne or makeup. No graphite pencils, food, tobacco, chewing
gum, lighters, matches, or pocketknives will be permitted inside the clean
room. Electronic flash photography is permitted. The lighting in the
facility is mercury vapor.
Spokespersons from the Swift mission available for questions and interviews
will be:
Joseph Dezio, Swift Project Manager
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Neil Gehrels, Swift Principle Investigator
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Mark Edison, Swift Program Manager
Spectrum Astro
Those needing accreditation should contact the NASA News Center at
321/867-2468 by the close of business Tuesday, Oct. 5. On Wednesday, media
will depart by bus from the KSC Press Site at 1 p.m. for Hangar AE on Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station. Media who need badging for KSC access should
go to the Gate 3 Pass and Identification building on State Road 405 south of
Titusville at least one hour before departure time.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info