New Columbia
Tribute Announced
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