A PRESS GUIDE TO CHANDRA CONTACTS

Dr. Wallace Tucker, Chandra Science Spokesperson.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA
617.496.7998; FAX: 617.495.7356

KEY CHANDRA SCIENTISTS:

Dr. Harvey Tananbaum, Director, Chandra X-ray Observatory Center (CXC)
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA
617.495. 7248 FAX: 617.495.7356

Dr. Claude R. Canizares, Associate Director, Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
Principal Investigator, High Energy Transmission Grating
Center for Space Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
617.253.7501 FAX: 617.253.3111

Dr. Martin C. Weisskopf, Chandra Project Scientist
Chief Scientist for X-Ray Astronomy
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
205.544.7740 FAX: 205.544.7754

Dr. Roger Brissenden, Program Manager, Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA
617 495 7387 FAX: 617.496.7067

Dr. Gordon Garmire, Principal Investigator, AXAF CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS)
Penn State Univ., University Park, PA
814. 865.1117 FAX: 814.865.2977

Dr. Stephen S. Murray, Principal Investigator, High Resolution Camera (HRC)
Associate Director, High Energy Astrophysics Division
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA
617.495.7205 FAX: 617.495.7356

Dr. Albert Brinkman, Principal Investigator, Low Energy Transmission Grating
Space Research Organization of Netherlands

NASA CONTACTS

Dr. Edward J. Weiler, Associate Administrator for Space Science
Code S
NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546
202.358.1409 FAX: 202.358.3092

Dr. Alan N. Bunner
Science Program Director, Structure and Evolution of the universe
NASA Headquarters, Washington D.C. 20546
Phone 202.358.0364 FAX: 202.358.3096

Donald Savage, Public Affairs Officer
Office of Space Science
NASA Headquarters, Washington D.C.
Phone 202.358.1727 FAX: 202.358.3093

Dave Drachlis, Media Relations Office
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
Phone 256.544.6538 FAX: 256.881.9302

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