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For Release: September 11, 2000

Satellite Interview: 00-269
 

Attention: Assignment Editors/Producers
Thursday Sept. 14 & Friday Sept. 15
5 - 7:15 p.m. EDT
10-minute windows--with B-roll

Student experiments now flying high aboard the International Space Station; Get the latest from a NASA expert

  • Middle school or high school students helped prepare the first long-duration science experiments now on board the International Space Station.
  • Astronauts have installed, set up and started the experiments on how microgravity affects biological substances.
  • The experiments will remain on-board for at least 40 days and then will be returned to Earth.
  • Students will analyze the results, along with scientists from around the world.
  • The findings from Space Station’s "out-of-this-world" laboratory will add to basic scientific knowledge and may lead to discoveries to improve life on Earth.
  • The Space Station — a stepping stone for further solar system exploration -- involves 16 nations in a complex and unique technological endeavor.
  • An expert on microgravity research will talk about the latest developments with these experiments and the Space Station’s importance to the world.

Who:

Ron Porter
Manager, Biotechnology Program
Marshall Space Flight Center

Satellite Windows:

10 minutes

Satellite Coordinates:

GE-2, Transponder 9C,
85 degrees west longitude,
Frequency: 3880 MHz, audio: 6.8 MHz.

Satellite Interview Information:
 Lindsey Rawl, Producer
(256) 544-2228

Story Information:
 Insert PAO Name, Media Relations
(256) 544-0034

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