NASA TV GOES DIGITAL

NASA TRIVIA AND DIGITAL TV

click on thumnail to get overview of NASA TV which is now Digital with MPEG 2 read more about NASA TV and the countdown clock to the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery courtesy of Slashdot.org (see below).

CHECK OUT THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK......if Dennis isn't a big Menace!!!

As seen on NASA TV, for the first time in over two years, the countdown clock has started at 6:00 PM EDT for the Wednesday 3:51 PM EDT launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on the first of the return to flight test flights. The launch is not for certain due to weather issues associated with hurricane Dennis. Currently it is estimated for a 70% chance of launch on Wednesday, with the chances lowering later in the week. If you are confused on how T-43 hours equals almost 3 days, perhaps you should read Countdown 101." courtesy of Slashdot.org.

GO GIRL!

A special GO GIRL! to Commander Eileen Collins:
STS-114 will be the fourth Shuttle flight for Commander Eileen Collins, who became the first woman to command a Shuttle mission in 1999.

NASA SPEAKERS BUREAU: bored with your usual speakers for your event or group? Then it's as easy as a call to NASA to get those brilliant, brainy guys and gals to speak at your group. LOOK I FOUND THEIR NUMBERS -- here are direct phone numbers to NASA sites nationwide. Don't forget to bring your sons and daughters -- we need more kids to reach for the stars!! Here's the list from the NASA SITE:

Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri and Tennessee
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (MSFC):
Marcia Cobun 256/544-1715 [email protected]
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming
AMES RESEARCH CENTER (ARC):
Sheila Johnson 650/604-5054 [email protected]
California (Southern/Central), Arizona (Western) and Nevada (Southern)
DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER (DFRC):
Steve Lighthill 661/276-3940 [email protected]

Other California Reference:
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL):
(JPL provides speakers to all 50 states, provided that the requestor pays all travel expenses.)
Marc Razze 818/393-4767 [email protected]
Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas
LYNDON B. JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC):
Deandra Young 281-483-4754 Fax: 281-483-2537
[email protected]

Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Washington, DC
GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC):
Rebecca Elliott 301/286-8956 [email protected]

Wallops Island, Virginia
WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY(WFF), Goddard Space Flight Center
Betty Flowers 757/824-1584 [email protected]

Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (KSC):
Bennie Bell 321/867-2078 [email protected]

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin
GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC):
Cheryl McCallum 216/433-3601(Fax) [email protected]
Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LaRC):
Joan Lehman 757-864-3725 [email protected]
Louisiana and Mississippi
STENNIS SPACE CENTER (SSC):
Jeanie Maxwell 228/688-1032 Washington, DC and the Metropolitan Area
NASA HEADQUARTERS (HQ):
Tawana Clary 202/358-1718 [email protected]