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John C. Stennis Space Center
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000   
                      KSB-03-013
(228) 688-3341                                 Feb. 2, 2003

Lanee Cooksey     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NASA News Chief
(228) 688-3341

STENNISPHERE TO REOPEN AT NOON ON MONDAY

HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. - Stennis Space Center's visitor center, 
StenniSphere, and the Launch Pad, where tours of StenniSphere begin, 
will reopen Monday, Feb. 3, at noon and will then continue normal 
operations. The visitor center, which offers 14,000 square feet of 
interactive, educational exhibits and is free to attend, is open 
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  and on Sunday from 1 p.m. 
to 5 p.m.

The Launch Pad is located at the Hancock County Welcome Center, Exit 
2, I-10.

StenniSphere and other NASA visitor centers across the country were 
closed on Saturday, Feb. 1, after the loss of the seven astronauts 
aboard STS-107 Space Shuttle Columbia.

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