NASA Daily News Summary
For Release: Sept. 24, 1999
Media Advisory m99-198


Summary:



Video File for Sept. 24, 1999

ITEM 1 - MARS CLIMATE ORBITER ANIMATION FROM MARS 98, LAUNCH 
         FOOTAGE OF MARS CLIMATE ORBITER, AND ANIMATION OF MARS 
         POLAR LANDER - (replay) 
ITEM 2 - NASA BIOFEEDBACK TECHNOLOGY MAY HELP VICTIMS OF DIABETES 
         (replay)
ITEM 3 - LANDSAT SATELLITE IMAGES OF DEVASTATING NORTH CAROLINA 
         FLOODS (images will play beginning at 3:00 p.m.) 


*****NOTE:  YESTERDAY'S MARS CLIMATE ORBITER PRESS CONFERENCE 
            WILL REPLAY TODAY AT 2:00 p.m.


LIVE TELEVISION EVENTS THIS WEEK:

September 24, Friday 
6:00 - 10:00 am - Diabetes Technology Live News Interviews -
LARC
1:00 - 2:00 pm - Diabetes Technology Live News Interviews - LARC



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If NASA issues additional news releases later today, we will e-
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Index of 1999 NASA News Releases:
http://www.nasa.gov/releases/1999/index.html

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Video File - Sept. 24, 1999

ITEM 1 - MARS CLIMATE ORBITER ANIMATION FROM MARS 98, LAUNCH 
         FOOTAGE OF MARS CLIMATE ORBITER, AND ANIMATION OF MARS 
         POLAR LANDER - (replay) 

Mars Climate Orbiter video file:
- animation
- launch footage
- hardware footage
- interviews (new)

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Doug Isbell 
202/358-1753.
Contact at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA:  Mary 
Hardin 818/354-5011.


ITEM 1a - MARS CLIMATE ORBITER ANIMATION              . TRT - 6:11

Animation shows the launch of the Mars Climate 
Orbiter, rocket separation, the establishment of orbit and mapping 
of Mars.


ITEM 1b - MARS CLIMATE ORBITER B-ROLL                   TRT - 2:23

Cleanroom activities, hardware at KSC in 1998.


ITEM 1c - MARS CLIMATE ORBITER LAUNCH AT CAPE CANAVERAL TRT - 3:03

Launch of the Delta rocket on December 11,1998 that carried the 
Mars Climate Orbiter into space.


ITEM 1d - INTERVIEW EXCERPTS                            TRT - 1:47

Dr. Richard Zurek, Project Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory


ITEM 1e - INTERVIEW EXCERPTS                             TRT - :56

Dr. Sam Thurman, Flight Operations Manager, NASA Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory


ITEM 1f - MARS POLAR LANDER ANIMATION                     TRT 2:46

Animation of the Mars Polar Lander entry, descent, landing and 
surface operation.

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Doug Isbell 
202/358-1753.
Contact at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA:  Diane 
Ainsworth 818/354-0850.



ITEM 2 - NASA BIOFEEDBACK TECHNOLOGY MAY HELP VICTIMS 
         OF DIABETES (replay)

Synopsis:  Technology derived from NASA's Aviation Research may 
soon help people with diabetes.  If studies at the Strelitz 
Diabetes Institutes' Research Institute at Eastern Virginia 
Medical School, Norfolk, VA, prove successful, the Virtual Reality 
Biofeedback device may be used in doctors' offices or in patients' 
homes to help diabetics manage their blood flow.  Patients wear a 
3-D virtual reality headset to visualize their own blood vessels 
and veins, then use biofeedback methods to increase blood flow 
through them. 

Contact at NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA:  H. 
Ivelisse Gilman 757/864-5036.
Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Michael Braukus 
202/358-1979.


ITEM 2a - VIRTUAL REALITY BIOFEEDBACK DEVICE            TRT - 1:41

Footage shows Dr. Aaron Vinik, Director of Research at the 
Strelitz Diabetes Research Institute of Eastern Virginia Medical 
School, and patient using NASA's Virtual Reality biofeedback 
device.


ITEM 2b - VISUAL IMAGING SIMULATOR                       TRT - :42

The device is a spin-off from technology used in NASA's Aviation 
Safety Research. NASA artificial vision technology was initially 
used to train pilots to fly in low- or no-visibility situations.

Footage shows Dr. Alan Pope, inventor of the Virtual Reality 
Biofeedback Device, and NASA pilot Lynda Kramer in Visual Imaging 
Simulator.


ITEM 2c - VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET AND ANIMATION          TRT - :37

The computer graphics animation was developed using virtual 
reality originally intended for aerospace applications.  Data 
visualization is used to study the complex airflow patterns around 
wing shapes and new aircraft designs.

Footage shows Kurt Severance, co-inventor of the Virtual Reality 
Biofeedback Device, using virtual reality headset to view airflow 
animation.


ITEM 2d - INTERVIEW (3 bites)                           TRT - 1:02

Dr. Alan Pope, Research Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center, 
Hampton, VA.


ITEM 2e - INTERVIEW (2 bites)                            TRT - :45

Dr. Aaron Vinik, Director of Research, The Strelitz Diabetes 
Research Institute, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.


ITEM 2f - INTERVIEW (1 bite)                             TRT - :20

Kurt Severance, Computer Engineer, NASA Langley Research Center,
Hampton, VA.



ITEM 3 - SATELLITE IMAGES OF DEVASTATING NORTH CAROLINA FLOODS 
         (Images will play beginning at 3:00 p.m.)




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