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Stardust On : The memorial service will be held in Agency Best of the Best winner was NASA TV image below shows the honor of the crew of Challenger STS- Melvin Ferebee from Langley Stardust sample return capsule in a 51L on Jan. 28. The ceremony will Research Center. He created an temporary clean room at the Michael take place at 10 a.m. at the Space Agencywide Systems Analysis Army Air Field in Utah. The capsule Mirror Memorial at the KSC Visitor Consortium to share expertise and successfully landed at the U.S. Air Complex. Hosted by The Astronauts resources across center boundaries. If Force Utah Test and Training Range Memorial Foundation, the ceremony you know of someone like Ferebee at 5:10 a.m. EST Sunday. It contains will include June Scobee Rogers, who has helped achieve mission cometary and interstellar samples wife of the late Francis “Dick” success while pulling the agency gathered by the Stardust . Scobee, commander of the together as one team, visit Challenger flight, and their son, Lt. http://www.onenasa.nasa.gov/TRIB Col. Richard Scobee; Center Director UTES/Overview.htm to place your Jim Kennedy; NASA Associate nomination today. Administrator for Space Operations Volunteers Needed — The William H. Gerstenmaier; the Society of Women Engineers is commander of Discovery on the first seeking volunteers to assist at its post-Challenger mission, Rick Introducing Girls to Engineering Hauck; and astronaut and Chairman Workshop for girls in the third to of the Challenger Center for Space ninth grades. The workshop is being Education, Dr. Joseph P. Allen. The held at Merritt Island High School public is invited and there is no from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan 21. charge to attend. The KSC Visitor More information is available on the ELV Update: NASA TV and Complex will provide flowers for all Web at www.swe-sc.org/IGEW.To NASA Direct, Kennedy Space ceremony guests and visitors volunteer, go to http://www.swe- Center's Internet broadcasting throughout the day to place at the sc.org/IGEW/VolunteerReg.htm. If network, will provide live New memorial. For more information, call you have any questions, send an e- Horizons launch coverage today. TV 449-4444. and Web coverage starts at 11 a.m. mail to [email protected]. One NASA Peer Award— Are EST; liftoff is scheduled for 1:24 p.m. Did You Know? Florida’s Blood you looking for a way to recognize EST. For information about NASA Centers scheduled the following TV and digital downlink information your colleagues for their contribution blood drives for the month: today at on the Web, visit: toward mission success? The One the SSPF, from 12:30 to 4 p.m.; Jan. http://www.nasa.gov/ntv. NASA Peer Award Program is de- 18 & 19 at the O&C Bldg, from 8 a.m. The launch signed to reward achievements to 2 p.m.; Jan. 25 at Headquarters, vehicle, an Atlas V rocket, was rolled supporting NASA’s strategic goals from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. For an onto the launch pad Monday. that utilize a One NASA approach. appointment, contact Ruth Wilburn, You can easily nominate individuals 632-2052, or Aida Teague, 867-1944. Memorial Service To Honor or teams from anywhere across the Challenger Astronauts at the Space agency, including both contractors Mirror Memorial — A public and civil servants. Last year’s

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