SPACE EXPLORATION IS SUBJECT OF SPANIER CALL-IN

University Park, Pa. -- Penn State's first faculty member to fly aboard 
the shuttle will join President Graham Spanier to discuss the future of
space exploration on the next edition of "To the Best of My Knowledge,"
airing Monday, April 6, at 7 p.m. on public radio station WPSU-FM (90.1,
91.5 & 106.7).

	According to NASA, the research of Assistant Professor James
Pawelczyk and others into the physiological response to weightlessness is
crucial if people are ever to venture to distant worlds.  Dr. Pawelczyk,
one of two primary payload specialists on the space agency's shuttle
mission, will also discuss how the results of this research may prove
useful to those who are earthbound.  The 17-day mission aboard the space
shuttle Columbia is currently scheduled for lift-off on April 16.

	Listeners with questions or comments about America's future in
space are encouraged to join Dr. Spanier and his guest by calling
1-800-543-8242 during the one-hour broadcast.  Internet users worldwide
will be able to link to sound and pictures from the program at
www.psu.edu/ur/tech/tech.html; and they will be able to contact the
President during the program via e-mail sent to response@psu.edu.

	"To the Best of My Knowledge" is a series designed to explore
topics of local and national concern and to allow listeners a chance to
communicate directly with Penn State's President.