Efforts Praised As Columbia Recovery Concludes

Searcher, Volunteer Efforts Praised As Columbia Debris Recovery Concludes In East Texas

NASA TV Video File Offers Two News Feature Packages (Tracked and Natural Sound Versions)

1. 'Searchers' spotlights search crews who endured harsh conditions and long hours to help their nation's space program in its time of need. TRT: 2:00

2. 'Volunteers' highlights the big-hearted response of small-town East Texas residents immediately following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. TRT: 2:00

When: Mon., May 5, 2003 @ 12 Noon EDT

Where: NASA Television is available on GE-2, Transponder 9C, at 85 degrees west longitude, vertical polarization; with a frequency of 3880 MHz and audio of 6.8 MHz

The web cast is available on the Internet at:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Web.html

The scripts are available on the Internet at:

ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/tv-advisory/2003/recovery.pdf

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