NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe will join Florida Gov.
Jeb Bush and U.S. Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore to
launch Florida’s official state quarter. The ceremony is at
9:30 a.m. EDT, April 7 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Visitor Complex.
The Florida quarter design is entitled, “Gateway to
Discovery.” The quarter depicts Florida’s past with a
Spanish Galleon and the state’s future with a Space Shuttle.
The design was selected via a public, three-week Internet
voting process.
To cover the event, media must contact the KSC Media Services
Office at: 321/867-2468 by noon EDT, April 6. At the Visitor
Complex, media should use marked press parking areas.
The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are
required. Tickets are available at Chamber of Commerce
offices throughout Florida, participating credit unions and
banks. For information about tickets, contact the KSC Visitor
Complex at: 321/449-4444.
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