Jan. 27, 2009

Allard Beutel
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
allard.beutel{at}nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: 04-09

NASA HONORS FALLEN COLLEAGUES DURING DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center will pay tribute
to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia,
as well as other NASA colleagues, during the agency's Day of
Remembrance observance on Jan. 29.

Media and the general public are invited to a wreath-laying at 9:30
a.m. EST at the Space Mirror Memorial at the Kennedy Space Center
Visitor Complex. Kennedy Center Director and former astronaut Bob
Cabana will take part in the ceremony.

NASA's Day of Remembrance honors members of the NASA family who lost
their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery.

Media interested in covering the service should contact Andrea Farmer
at 321-449-4318, Jillian McRae at 321-449-4273 or Lesley Llerandi at
321-449-4311.

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will provide flowers for
visitors throughout the day to place at the memorial. For more
information, please call 321-449-4400.

Kennedy contractors and civil servants will be allowed access to the
Space Mirror Memorial throughout the day to pay their respects.

The Astronauts Memorial Foundation, a private, not-for-profit
organization, built and maintains the Space Mirror Memorial. It was
dedicated in 1991 to honor all astronauts who lost their lives on
missions or during training and since has been designated a National
Memorial by Congress.

Images of the service will be available in Kennedy's Media Gallery
online at:

http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/index.cfm

Video of the service will air on NASA Television's Video File
segment.
For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming
video, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For information about NASA's Kennedy Space Center, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy


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