[Astronomy] FW: NASA Rolls Out New Artifact Loan Program With Space Shuttle Tires

[Mark Urwiller]

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Mark Urwiller
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-----Original Message-----
From: NASA News [mailto:hqnews at mediaservices.nasa.gov] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 1:20 PM
To: NASA News
Subject: NASA Rolls Out New Artifact Loan Program With Space Shuttle Tires

May 7, 2008

Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington 
202-358-1761
sonja.r.alexander at nasa.gov

RELEASE: 08-113

NASA ROLLS OUT NEW ARTIFACT LOAN PROGRAM WITH SPACE SHUTTLE TIRES

WASHINGTON -- With the help of the space shuttle program, NASA kicks 
off a new artifact loan program for museums, planetariums, and other 
organizations. NASA's new Artifact Loan Opportunities Program will 
help organizations borrow NASA artifacts for education and outreach 
purposes. 

The first artifacts available are main landing gear tires from space 
shuttles. The space shuttle tires, including some flown on missions, 
are available to proposing organizations that NASA determines best 
meet the agency's education and public outreach goals.

This new program gives organizations that are not traditionally 
associated with the agency the chance to have access to NASA 
artifacts. The shuttle tires and future available artifacts represent 
NASA's many decades of exploration and discovery.

Organizations interested in proposing uses for loaned shuttle tires 
should be external to NASA. Organizations may include, but are not 
limited to, museums, schools, and civic groups. The long-term loan of 
these tires may be used to educate, inspire or inform the public 
about NASA's scientific and technological achievements through art, 
sculpture, furniture, building structures, exhibits or other 
innovative uses of the artifacts. 

The deadline for proposals on this initial opportunity is June 11, 
2008.

For information about artifact loan opportunity, visit:

http://artifacts.nasa.gov

	
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