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For Release: December 14, 2000

Satellite Interview: 00-334
 

Attention: Early Morning Producer
Friday, Dec. 22
6-10 a.m. EST
 10-minute windows--with B-roll

Is there life out there? Work by NASA scientist in Earth's extreme environments may lead to discoveries of life forms in solar system

  • He's been to Antarctica, Alaska and even Siberia, searching for tiny life forms in the toughest conditions.
  • He lived for three weeks in temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees F, with winds of up to 60 mph resulting in a wind chill factor of minus 85 degrees F.
  • His discovery of microorganisms living in frozen tundra gives promise to finding life in our solar system.
  • See great B-roll of Antarctica and top-notch animation of Mars.
  • Talk with this adventure-loving scientist about his discoveries and what's next

Who:

Richard Hoover
Space Sciences Department
Marshall Space Flight Center

Satellite Coordinates:

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

Satellite Interview Information:
 Camille Sevier, Producer
(256) 544-2188

Story Information:
 Steve Roy, Media Relations
(256) 544-0034

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