NASA News National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899 AC 321 867-2468 ____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________ June 26, 2002 Jim Ball Kennedy Space Center 321/867-2993 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center 321/867-2468 KSC Release No: 63-02 NOTE TO EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS NASA AND FLORIDA SPACE AUTHORITY TO BRIEF INDUSTRY ON RESEARCH PARK PLANS NASA and the Florida Space Authority (FSA) will hold an Industry Briefing on Friday, June 28, to update interested parties on plans for the International Space Research Park(tm) at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center and to solicit industry comments on draft use guidelines published June 17 in the Federal Business Opportunities Web site. The briefing is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 11 a.m. Following the briefing, transportation will be provided for a brief windshield tour of the proposed park site, a tract of about 400 acres located west of State Road 3 and south of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The draft use guidelines, a synopsis of the park project, and an outline of industry opportunities can be viewed at the NASA or Florida Space Authority Web sites, for International Space Research Park, under the Commerce Business Daily Announcement. The NASA Web address is http://researchpark.ksc.nasa.gov. Media representatives wishing to attend should drive directly to the KSC Visitor Complex and register at the KSC Visitor Complex Ticket Plaza prior to the start of the briefing, which will be presented in the Universe Theater. Further information may be obtained by contacting Jim Ball at 321/867-2993. # # # ------------------------------------------------------------- For automatic email subscriptions to this KSC originated press releases, send an Internet electronic mail message to mailto:ksc-news_release-subscribe@kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov. With no subject or message. The system will reply with a confirmation via e-mail of each subscription. To remove your name from the list at any time, send an email addressed to mailto:ksc-news_release-unsubscribe@kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov . With no subject or message. or you can (un)subscribe on the World Wide Web at: http://kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov/ Status reports and other NASA publications are available on the World Wide Web at: http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/kscpao.htm .