Shuttle Accident Briefing Set For Headquarters

A press briefing is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. EST today in
Washington at NASA Headquarters in connection with the
investigation into the Space Shuttle Columbia accident.

Michael Kostelnik, Deputy Associate Administrator for the
Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs, will
conduct the briefing, which will be broadcast on NASA
Television.

Reporters will be able to ask questions from participating
NASA centers. Headquarters is located at 300 E Street, SW,
Washington, 20456.

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.