Press Release

New Columbia Tribute Announced

By SpaceRef Editor
June 6, 2003
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The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is planning a
special honor for the Space Shuttle Columbia and its seven-
person crew. Interior Secretary Gale Norton will host NASA
Administrator Sean O’Keefe for an event Tuesday, June 10 at
2 p.m. at the DOI in Washington.

Media interested in attending the ceremony should contact
Joan Moody, DOI Public Affairs Office at: 202/208-6416.

Shortly after the event Tuesday, NASA Television will feed
video coverage of the ceremony on AMC-2, Transponder 9C at
85 degrees West longitude, vertical polarization, with a
frequency of 3880 MHz, and audio of 6.8 MHz.

More information about the Space Shuttle Columbia and her
crew is available on the Internet at:

http://www.nasa.gov/columbia

SpaceRef staff editor.