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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
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Second Round of Free Space Shuttle Artifacts </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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Artifact: <br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>Washington,
DC</b>—On January 19, NASA began offering a second round of free space
artifacts to museums attended by the public and free libraries serving all
residents of a community, district, state, or region. The Institute of Museum
and Library Services is helping NASA reach out to eligible institutions that
might be interested in acquiring one of the 2,500 free objects from the space
shuttle, Hubble Space Telescope, or the Apollo, Mercury or Gemini programs. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Museums
and libraries must first be determined as eligible by contacting a
representative of their <a
href="http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentType=GSA_BASIC&contentId=10790">State
Agency for Surplus Property</a> in their state. Once they are determined to be
eligible, institutions will receive a log-on and password so they can view
available artifacts at the Web site <a href="http://gsaxcess.gov/NASAWel.htm">http://gsaxcess.gov/NASAWel.htm</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The
artifacts are free, but eligible recipients must cover shipping and special
handling fees. Shipping fees on smaller items will be relatively inexpensive,
while larger items may involve extensive disassembly, preparation, shipping,
and reassembly costs. NASA will work closely with potential recipients, on a
case by case basis, to address any unique special handling costs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Each
artifact will be screened for 90 days. Once the screening period closes, and at
completion of the allocation process, requestors will be notified about the
status of their request. For the latest information about NASA shuttle
transition and artifacts, visit <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/transition">http://www.nasa.gov/transition</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.imls.gov/news/2010/012110.shtm">http://www.imls.gov/news/2010/012110.shtm</a></span>
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