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John C. Stennis Space Center
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000   KSB-03-014
(228) 688-3341                                        Feb. 6, 2003

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

MEMORIAL BOOKS FOR STS-107 PLACED AT STENNISPHERE'S LAUNCH PAD

HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. - People wishing to express their condolences to 
the families of the seven astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Columbia may 
sign memorial books at Stennis Space Center's Launch Pad, which is the 
departure point for tours of Stennis and is located at the Hancock 
County Welcome Center on I-10, Exit 2. Seven books, one for each 
astronaut, were placed at the Launch Pad by Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral 
Homes. The books will remain at the Launch Pad for a week and then 
Bradford-O'Keefe will send them to the families of the astronauts.

 "We know the community is grieving along with our NASA family over 
the loss of these seven heroes," said NASA's Linda Theobald, Public 
Affairs Officer at Stennis. "We appreciate Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral 
Homes' help in providing the community a way to express their 
condolences and show their support."

 For more information, call the NASA Public Affairs Office at (228) 
688-3341 or 1-800-237- 1821 (Option 1) in Mississippi and Louisiana.

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