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Sept. 14, 2009

John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100


RELEASE: 09-211

NASA ANNOUNCES SCREENING OF SPACE SHUTTLE ARTIFACTS

WASHINGTON -- NASA is inviting eligible educational institutions,
museums and other organizations to begin registering to screen
potential space shuttle artifacts.

The artifacts represent significant human spaceflight technologies,
processes and accomplishments of the shuttle program. More
information about the types of artifacts that may be available is
included in a brochure, "Space Shuttle Program Artifacts," located
at:

http://www.nasa.gov/transition

To ensure broad access to potential shuttle artifacts, NASA partnered
with the General Services Administration to provide a first of its
kind, Web-based electronic artifacts prescreening capability. The
Web-based artifacts prescreening module may be accessed at:

http://gsaxcess.gov/NASAWel.htm

Only a few hundred items will be initially screened, but thousands of
other items will be added periodically until all artifacts have been
screened. Each artifact will be screened for 90 days. Once the
screening period closes, requestors will be notified about the status
of their request.

Museum and school officials must first be determined as eligible
through an online registration process or through the State Agency
for Surplus Property in their state. Eligible recipients may view the
available artifacts and request specific items at the Web site.
Prescreening allows potential recipients to identify specific items
and provides the time to plan to transport, preserve and properly
display artifacts.

Requesting an artifact through the prescreening process does not
guarantee the item will be available or when it will become
available. Artifacts will be incrementally released, as they are no
longer needed by the Space Shuttle Program, and in accordance with
export control laws and regulations.

The artifacts are free. However, eligible recipients must cover
shipping costs and any 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.

For the latest information about NASA shuttle transition and
artifacts, visit

http://www.nasa.gov/transition

For more about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

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