Space Day 2003, the annual tribute to aerospace
exploration, invites young people of all ages to honor the
previous 100 years of aviation accomplishments while
celebrating “The Future of Flight” from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
on May 1 in Washington at the Smithsonian’s National Air and
Space Museum (NASM).
NASA is one have more than 75 national Partner and Associate
organizations that support this award-winning educational
initiative. NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe; Senator John
Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth; and
General Jack Dailey, NASM Director and Chairman, U.S.
Centennial of Flight Commission, will help open the
celebration at 8:30 a.m.
Established in 1997, Space Day is a global celebration.
Designed to spark interest in science, technology,
engineering and math, Space Day seeks to inspire the next
generation of inventors, aviators and explorers. The non-
profit Space Day Foundation supports the initiative.
NASA TV is carrying Space Day events, featuring Senator
Glenn, from NASA headquarters from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday.
NASA Television is broadcast on AMC-2, transponder 9C, C-
Band, located at 85 degrees West longitude. The frequency is
3880.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical and audio is monaural
at 6.8 MHz.
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