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Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington                   Jan. 30, 2003
(Phone: 202/358-1761)

John White
MAA Communications, Linthicum, Md.
(Phone: 410/859-7027)

NOTE TO EDITORS:  N03-007

NASA DEPUTY TALKS ABOUT HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS

     NASA Deputy Administrator Fred Gregory will give the keynote 
address at the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) Office of Fair 
Practices Black History Month program.

The program is Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. EST at the 
Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Airport- Observation Gallery, 
Linthicum, Md.

Gregory, a resident of Anne Arundel County, Md., will speak about the 
history of African-Americans at NASA, how he attained his leadership 
position and the agency's plans for space exploration and aerospace 
research. The program will be followed by a question and answer 
session.

"I'm delighted to share NASA's vision and mission with the BWI 
community, and I'm honored to represent the agency at this Black 
History Month event," Gregory said.

Gregory was appointed NASA's first African-American Deputy 
Administrator in August 2002. He is a former astronaut, and he was the 
first African-American Space Shuttle pilot and commander. He serves as 
the chief operating officer for NASA.

"We are delighted to honor someone of Mr. Gregory's stature," said 
Paul Wiedefeld, Executive Director of MAA. "He is a wonderful role 
model for young people and an inspiration to those fascinated by space 
exploration and aviation related programs that are both innovative and
timely, he said.

Call the MAA (410/859-7229) to reserve a seat or for more information.

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