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Glenn Mahone/Doc Mirelson
Headquarters, Washington           April 28, 2003
(Phone: 202/358-1600)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N03-047

SPACE DAY 2003 CELEBRATES THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT

     Space Day 2003, the annual tribute to aerospace 
exploration, invites young people of all ages to honor the 
previous 100 years of aviation accomplishments while 
celebrating "The Future of Flight" from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
on May 1 in Washington at the Smithsonian's National Air and 
Space Museum (NASM).  

NASA is one have more than 75 national Partner and Associate 
organizations that support this award-winning educational 
initiative. NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe; Senator John 
Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth; and 
General Jack Dailey, NASM Director and Chairman, U.S. 
Centennial of Flight Commission, will help open the 
celebration at 8:30 a.m. 

Established in 1997, Space Day is a global celebration. 
Designed to spark interest in science, technology, 
engineering and math, Space Day seeks to inspire the next 
generation of inventors, aviators and explorers. The non-
profit Space Day Foundation supports the initiative.

NASA TV is carrying Space Day events, featuring Senator 
Glenn, from NASA headquarters from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday. 
NASA Television is broadcast on AMC-2, transponder 9C, C-
Band, located at 85 degrees West longitude. The frequency is 
3880.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical and audio is monaural 
at 6.8 MHz.

For information about Space Day events on the Internet, 
visit:

http:// www.spaceday.org.

For information about NASA, human space flight, and 
education programs on the Internet, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

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