June 16, 2011
Michael Curie
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
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NASA REVEALS NEW BATCH OF SPACE PROGRAM ARTIFACTS
WASHINGTON -- NASA is inviting eligible education institutions,
museums and other organizations to examine and request space program
artifacts online. The items represent significant human spaceflight
technologies, processes and accomplishments from NASA's past and
present space exploration programs.
On Wednesday, June 15, NASA posted a seventh batch of artifacts. The
National Air& Space Museum, NASA visitor centers and exhibit
managers, other federal agencies, eligible education and non-profit
institutions, public museums, libraries and planetariums can view and
request space artifacts at:
http://gsaxcess.gov/NASAWel.htm
This opportunity is being offered through NASA's partnership with the
General Services Administration. Together they developed the
first-of-its-kind Web-based, electronic viewing portal for space
artifacts.
These artifacts are from the Space Shuttle, Hubble Space Telescope,
Apollo and International Space Station Programs. Examples of
artifacts include a space shuttle payload bay mockup, cockpit seats
and Apollo era glove assemblies.
Each artifact will be available for 42 days. For the first 21 days,
internal organizations such as NASA visitor centers, agency exhibit
managers and the Smithsonian Institution may request artifacts.
External organizations, including museums, schools, universities,
libraries, and planetariums, may request artifacts the following 21
days. After the screening period closes, and at the completion of the
request process, organizations will be notified about the status of
their request.
Artifacts will be incrementally released when they no longer are
needed by NASA and in accordance with export control laws and
regulations. Artifacts are provided free of charge, however,
requesting organizations must pay for shipping and any special
handling costs.
To date, approximately 28,500 items of historic space significance
have been offered, mainly from the shuttle, with contributions from
Hubble, Apollo, Mercury, Gemini and space station programs.
Approximately 3,000 artifacts have been requested.
For information about NASA's space shuttle transition and artifacts,
visit
http://www.nasa.gov/transition
For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov
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