Jan 19, 2010

Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 michael curie@nasa gov
RELEASE: 10-013

NASA REVEALS NEW BATCH OF SPACE PROGRAM ARTIFACTS

WASHINGTON -- NASA is inviting eligible education institutions, museums and other organizations to examine and request space program artifacts online The items represent significant human space flight technologies, processes and accomplishments from NASA's past and present space exploration programs

NASA partnered with the General Services Administration to provide a first-of-its-kind, Web-based, electronic artifacts prescreening capability last year On Oct 1, 2009, the GSA launched a Web initiative for screening and requesting NASA's space shuttle artifacts The first round ended Nov 30, and all 913 artifacts were allocated

A second Web-based screening opportunity begins Tuesday It includes approximately 2,500 potential artifacts from NASA programs that include the space shuttle, Hubble Space Telescope, Apollo, Mercury, and Gemini It is available at:

http://gsaxcess gov/NASAWel htm

Each artifact will be screened for 90 days After the screening period closes, and at the completion of the allocation process, requestors will be notified about the status of their request

Museums and schools will be screened for eligibility through an online registration process or through their state agency for surplus property 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 Nor does it provide a specific time when it will become available Allocated artifacts will be incrementally released as they are no longer needed by NASA and in accordance with export control laws and regulations

Although the artifacts are provided without charge, eligible recipients must cover shipping and any special handling costs 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 information about NASA's space shuttle transition and artifacts, visit

http://www nasa gov/transition

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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