June 28, 2010

Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 allard beutel@nasa gov

Sharon Scheidhauer U S Citizenship and Immigration Services 407-237-8837 sharon scheidhauer@dhs gov

Andrea Farmer Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla 321-449-4318 afarmer@dncinc com

MEDIA ADVISORY: M38-10

NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER HOSTS NATURALIZATION CEREMONY JULY 1

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- NASA will help welcome more than 100 people as new U S citizens during a naturalization ceremony at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla , on July 1 at 9 a m EDT Media are invited to attend the ceremony and NASA will provide video and still image coverage

U S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will administer the Oath of Allegiance at Kennedy to a group of candidates representing 36 countries in honor of the upcoming Independence Day holiday An estimated 3,800 candidates will become citizens at 55 special ceremonies, including the one at Kennedy, held across the country and around the world from July 1-6 This will be the first time a naturalization ceremony will be held at a NASA facility

The new citizens, some of whom are U S service members, will be available for media interviews

Reporters interested in covering the event should contact Andrea Farmer at 321-449-4318 or Jillian McRae at 321-449-4273 Media need to arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the ceremony For more information about Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, visit:

http://www kennedyspacecenter com

Video b-roll of the ceremony will be available on the NASA Television Video File Thursday afternoon For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

Images of the ceremony will be posted on Kennedy's Media Gallery at:

http://mediaarchive ksc nasa gov

For more information about U S Citizenship and Immigration Services, visit:

http://www uscis gov

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

http://www nasa gov/kennedy

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