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NASA TELEVISION VIDEO-FILE FEBRUARY 5, 2004  RUN TIME 00:40: 21
 
ITEM 1 - NASA TECHNOLOGY HELPS FIGHT CRIME  - MSFC  (REPLAY)
 
TWO SCIENTISTS AT NASA'S MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER HAVE WORKED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS TO HELP SOLVE HIGH VISIBILITY CRIMES CAUGHT ON VIDEO TAPE. 
 
THE NASA DUO HAS CREATED A POWERFUL NEW SOFTWARE TOOL CALLED VISAR (VIDEO IMAGE 
STABILIZATION AND REGISTRATION) THAT NOT ONLY IMPROVES IMAGES FROM OUTER SPACE, BUT 
ALSO CAN CLARIFY VIDEO TO HELP IDENTIFY CRIMINALS.  
 
NASA SCIENTISTS AT THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA AND 
ENGINEERS AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA HAVE NOW BEEN CALLED UPON BY THE FBI 
TO DETERMINE IF THEY CAN ENHANCE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA VIDEO IN CONNECTION WITH THIS 
WEEK'S ABDUCTION OF AN 11-YEAR OLD IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA.
 
THIS VIDEO FILE CONTAINS FOOTAGE FROM MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER AND VIDEO OF THE 
IMAGING ANALYSIS LABORATORY AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.  TRT:  8:05 
 
ITEM 2 - LATEST IMAGES FROM SPIRIT AND OPPORTUNITY - JPL (REPLAY)
 
THE TWIN ROBOTIC GEOLOGISTS SPIRIT AND OPPORTUNITY CONTINUE TO EXAMINE AND PHOTOGRAPH
 THE MARTIAN SURFACE AND TRANSMIT DATA.
 
THE MAIN TASK FOR BOTH SPIRIT AND OPPORTUNITY IN COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS IS TO FIND 
GEOLOGICAL CLUES ABOUT PAST ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AT THEIR LANDING SITES, 
PARTICULARLY ABOUT WHETHER THE AREAS WERE EVER WATERY AND POSSIBLY SUITABLE FOR 
SUSTAINING LIFE.
 
THIS VIDEO FILE CONTAINS THE MOST RECENT IMAGES FROM SPIRIT AND OPPORTUNITY.  TRT: 
02:30
 
ITEM 3 - FUNDAMENTAL SPACE BIOLOGY OUTREACH  - KSC (REPLAY)
 
IN AN EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE FUTURE UNDERSTANDING OF FUNDAMENTAL SPACE BIOLOGY, NASA'S 
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER HOSTED THE BRASSICA AND BUTTERFLY WORKSHOP JANUARY 30-31, 2004.
 
IN 1997, NASA FLEW A UKRAINIAN COSMONAUT IN THE SPACE SHUTTLE AND DURING THAT 
MISSION HE ACTUALLY POLLINATED THE BRASSICA PLANTS. THE PLANTS WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP 
SEEDS WHILE THEY WERE IN FREE FALL.
 
THE PLANTS ARE NOW BEING POLLINATED BY BUTTERFLIES THAT DEPEND ON THE BRASSICA PLANT 
FOR SURVIVAL.  
 
TWENTY-FIVE INVESTIGATIVE TEACHERS FROM ALL OVER THE U.S. VISITED TITUSVILLES ENCHANTED 
FOREST TO TEST CLASSROOM PROJECTS FOR THEIR 5TH TO 12TH GRADE STUDENTS.
 
THE WORKSHOPS WERE SPONSORED BY THE FUNDAMENTAL SPACE BIOLOGY OUTREACH PROGRAM AT THE
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. PARTICIPANTS WERE ALSO TRANSFORMS INTO NASA AMBASSADORS IN HOPES 
OF ENLIGHTEN COLLEAGUES ABOUT NASA'S RESEARCH.    TRT: 07:34
       
ITEM 4 - STS-114 CREW INTERVIEWS AND B-ROLL - JSC  (REPLAY)
 
WHEN THE SPACE SHUTTLE RETURNS TO FLIGHT, IT WILL DO SO WITH A SEVEN-MEMBER CREW THAT
 INCLUDES FIVE EXPERIENCED ASTRONAUTS AND TWO FIRST-TIME FLIERS.
 
STS-114 CURRENTLY IS SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH IN LATE 2004 FOR A TRIP TO THE INTERNATIONAL 
SPACE STATION.
 
THE MAJOR MISSION OBJECTIVES OF THE STS-114 FLIGHT HAVE SHIFTED FROM INTERNATIONAL 
SPACE STATION LOGISTICS AND CREW ROTATION TO TESTING AND EVALUATING NEW PROCEDURES FOR
FLIGHT SAFETY.
 
THIS INCLUDES SHUTTLE INSPECTION AND REPAIR TECHNIQUES. IT ALSO INCLUDES A SMALLER SET
OF SPACE STATION TASKS FROM WHAT WAS SCHEDULED BEFORE THE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA ACCIDENT IN 
FEBRUARY.
 
THE FIRST SECTION OF THE VIDEO FILE CONTAINS EXCERPTS OF INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED WITH THE 
STS-114 "RETURN TO FLIGHT" CREW, CONSISTING OF COMMANDER EILEEN COLLINS; PILOT JIM 
KELLY; MISSION SPECIALIST 1 SOICHI NOGUCHI; MISSION SPECIALIST 2 STEVE ROBINSON; 
MISSION SPECIALIST 3 ANDY THOMAS; MISSION SPECIALIST 4 WENDY LAWRENCE AND MISSION 
SPECIALIST 5 CHARLIE CAMARDA.
 
THE VIDEO FILE CONCLUDES WITH STS-114 "RETURN TO FLIGHT" CREW TRAINING B-ROLL FROM 
2003.

MEDIA VIDEOTAPE COPIES OF THE INTERVIEWS ARE AVAILABLE IN THEIR ENTIRETY BY CALLING 
THE JSC PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE AT 281-483-5111. TRT: 23:57
 
 
 
ITEM 5 - COLUMBIA SHUTTLE MEMORIAL TRUST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS - HQ (REPLAY)
 
ON JANUARY 29, 2004 THE COLUMBIA SHUTTLE MEMORIAL TRUST MOVED INTO A NEW PUBLIC PHASE 
OF ITS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES OF THE CREW OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA, 
RELEASING TWO PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS BY FORMER UNITED STATES PRESIDENT GEORGE 
H.W. BUSH.
 
IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, FORMER PRESIDENT BUSH ENCOURAGES ALL AMERICANS TO 
SUPPORT THE TRUST AS IT WORKS TO ENSURE THE LEGACY OF THE COLUMBIA CREW AND TO EASE THE
FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THEIR FAMILIES.  THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS CREATED IN A 15 SECOND AND 30
SECOND VERSION.
 
THE COLUMBIA SHUTTLE MEMORIAL TRUST, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, IS DIRECTED BY LEADERS 
IN THE SPACE AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING IMAX CORPORATION, WARNER BROS. 
ENTERTAINMENT AND IMAGINE ENTERTAINMENT, AS WELL AS FORMER ASTRONAUTS AND HIGH-RANKING 
GOVERNMENT LEADERS.
 
SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN SEPTEMBER 2003, THE TRUST HAS ENDEAVORED TO RAISE FUNDS TO 
DISTRIBUTE TO EACH OF THE SEVEN CREW MEMBERS' FAMILIES TO HELP COMPENSATE FOR THE 
CURRENT AND FUTURE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE LOSS OF THEIR LOVED ONES. 
 
IN ADDITION, THE COLUMBIA SHUTTLE MEMORIAL TRUST WILL RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT OTHER 
MEMBERS OF THE NASA FAMILY WHO GIVE THEIR LIVES IN PURSUIT OF THE AGENCY'S MANDATE TO 
PIONEER OUR FUTURE.  TRT: 00:45 
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12:00 - 1:00 P.M. - NASA TV VIDEO-FILE (NASA NEWSFEED FOR BROADCAST MEDIA) (REPLAYS AT 
3,6 AND 9 P.M. ALSO 12, 3,6 AND 9 A.M.)
 
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 FEBRUARY
 
FEBRUARY 6, FRIDAY
8:50 - 9:10 A.M. - ISS EXPEDITION 8 EDUCATIONAL EVENT WITH ISS EDUCATORS CONFERENCE - 
JSC (ISS MISSION COVERAGE)
1:00 - 2:00 P.M. - MER SPIRIT/OPPORTUNITY BRIEFING - JPL (PRESS BRIEFING ON MER MISSION)
 
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FEBRUARY 9, MONDAY
1:00 - 2:00 P.M. - MER SPIRIT/OPPORTUNITY DAILY BRIEFING - JPL (PRESS BRIEFING ON 
MER MISSION)
 
FEBRUARY 12, THURSDAY
6:00 - 10:00 A.M.  - LIVE INTERVIEWS ON THE "PERSONAL EXPLORATION ROVER" - AMES 
(ONE-WAY SATELLITE INTERVIEWS WITH TELEVISION AND RADIO MEDIA CLIENTS)
12:45 - 1:05 P.M. - ISS EXPEDITION 8 EDUCATIONAL EVENT WITH PROJECT ARISE SCHOLARS - 
JSC (ISS MISSION COVERAGE)
1:15 - 2:15 P.M. - MER SPIRIT/OPPORTUNITY BRIEFING - JPL (PRESS BRIEFING ON MER 
MISSION)
 
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FEBRUARY 18, WEDNESDAY
1:00 P.M. - CHANDRA SPACE SCIENCE UPDATE - HQ (PERIODIC PRESS BRIEFING ON CHANDRA 
SPACE TELESCOPE FINDINGS AND OPERATIONS)
 
FEBRUARY 19, THURSDAY
2:00 - 3:00 P.M. - EXPEDITION 9/ESA CREW NEWS CONFERENCE - JSC (INTERACTIVE PRESS 
BRIEFING)
 
FEBRUARY 20, FRIDAY
6:00 - 10:00 A.M. - LIVE INTERVIEWS ON X-43C (HYPER-X) - LARC (ONE-WAY SATELLITE 
INTERVIEWS WITH TELEVISION AND RADIO MEDIA CLIENTS)
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FEBRUARY 21, SATURDAY
TBD - X-43C (HYPER-X) CAPTIVE-CARRY FLIGHT TEST - DFRC (FLIGHT TEST COVERAGE AND 
COMMENTARY)
 
FEBRUARY 24, TUESDAY
2:00 - 3:30 P.M. - ISS MISSION STATUS BRIEFING - JSC (INTERACTIVE PRESS BRIEFING)
 
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MARCH
 
MARCH 1, MONDAY
10:00 - 11:00 A.M.  - EARTH CREW WEBCAST - HQ
 
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