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Monday, May 7, 1990                   Audio Service: 202/755-1788
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This is NASA Headline News for Monday, May 7...

The orbiter Discovery returns to Kennedy Space Center today 
following a weather delayed cross-country flight from Dryden 
Flight Research Facility.  The southwestern United States was hit 
with severe rainstorms again over the weekend.  Stops were 
required in Texas and Georgia.  The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with 
the Discovery aboard can only fly in clear rainless weather 
during a cross country flight.

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Three of the ten Arthur S. Flemming Award recipients this year 
are NASA employees.  Susan Louise Cloud from Marshall Space 
Flight Center and Alan Lew from NASA Headquarters received 
Administrative awards and James Gooding, also from Headquarters, 
received an award from the Scientific category.  Recognition to 
outstanding government employees is to encourage outstanding work 
and enhance appreciation of the opportunites and the 
responsibilities it represents.

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This is Public Service Recognition Week.  Across the United 
States civil servants are being honored this week in a wide range 
of ceremonies and special functions.  President Bush last week 
saluted federal employees and expressed his personal appreciation 
for the many services provided to the American public by civil 
servants.
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Plans to strengthen the understanding of the Commercial Use of 
Space Program will be discussed at the l-day program awareness 
meeting tomorrow in Rossylyn.  Also, a panel will cover issues 
that potentially impede its future sucess.  Directors of NASA's 
Centers for the Commercial Development of Space and Industry and 
industry representatives will cover long range programs, benefits 
and the impact on universities and the industry.

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The UTC Pratt-Whitney van on advanced technology can be seen 
Wednesday, at Building 10 at NASA Headquarters.  A video series 
and hardware displays will feature Single Crystal Casting, 
Computational Fluid Dynamics and Cryogenic Bearing technology.  
Also, a full-scale RL-10 engine will be shown along with 
technical experts on hand to answer questions. 

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Here's the broadcast schedule for Public Affairs events on NASA 
Select TV.  All times are Eastern.

Tuesday, May 8......

                   11:00 A.M.     ROSAT news briefing 
                                  and satellite showing at KSC.
                                  Launch date is May 31.

Wednesday, May 9....

                   12:00 Noon     STS-31 crew post flight
                                  news conference at Johnson
                                  Space Center.

                    1:49 P.M.     DARPA launch of Scout/MACSAT's.

Thursday, May 10....

                   11:30 A.M.     NASA UPDATE will be
                                  transmitted.

Friday, May 11......

                   11:00 A.M.     Dr. Clifford Stoll, author of
                                  "The Cuckoo's Egg" will lecture
                                  on computer security.

Monday, May 14-16...

                   9-11:00 A.M.   STS-35 Pre-Launch Briefing.

Please note: Due to coverage of the STS-35/ASTRO-1 flight 
scheduled for May 17 at 12:45 A.M. NASA Update will transmit the 
next week on May 24.

All events and times are subject to change without notice.
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