[nabs-l] Fw: NASA Presents Coins Flown in Space to National Federation of the Blind

[Scott C. LaBarre]

See the below release from NASA.  For broad distribution.
Scott C. LaBarre, Esq.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "NASA News" <hqnews at mediaservices.nasa.gov>
To: "NASA News" <hqnews at mediaservices.nasa.gov>
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 9:10 AM
Subject: NASA Presents Coins Flown in Space to National Federation of the 
Blind


> July 24, 2009
>
> Stephanie Schierholz
> Headquarters, Washington
> 202-358-4997
> stephanie.schierholz at nasa.gov
>
> Chris Danielsen
> National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore
> 410-659-9314, ext. 2330
> cdanielsen at nfb.org
>
> MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-140
>
> NASA PRESENTS COINS FLOWN IN SPACE TO NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>
> WASHINGTON -- During a ceremony July 31, senior NASA officials will
> present the National Federation of the Blind with two Louis Braille
> Bicentennial Silver Dollars that flew on space shuttle Atlantis's
> mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in May 2009. Marc Maurer,
> president of the National Federation of the Blind, will accept the
> coins on behalf of the organization. The ceremony will take place at
> 6 p.m. EDT at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington.
>
> In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Louis Braille's birthday,
> Congress authorized the minting of the 2009 Louis Braille
> Bicentennial Silver Dollar. NASA flew one proof and one uncirculated
> commemorative coin on the recent Hubble servicing mission. The coins
> are the first to feature tactile, readable Braille, which enables the
> blind to read and learn, just as Hubble allows people to learn about
> the universe.
>
> NASA astronaut Gregory H. Johnson will speak at the celebratory
> closing of the National Federation of the Blind's 2009 Youth Slam. At
> the Youth Slam, 200 blind high school students from across the nation
> will participate in five days of activities to help encourage the
> blind youth of America to consider careers in science, technology,
> engineering and mathematics.
>
> Reporters planning on attending the event must contact Chris Danielsen
> at 410-659-9314, ext. 2330, or cdanielsen at nfb.org by 5 p.m. on July
> 30.
>
> NASA and the National Federation of the Blind have been collaborating
> for more than five years to inspire and engage blind students to lend
> their unique talents to disciplines critical to the nation's
> engineering, scientific and technical missions.
>
> NASA Television will broadcast a Video File of the event. For NASA TV
> streaming video, schedules and downlink information, visit:
>
>
>
> http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
>
>
> For more information about NASA's education programs, visit:
>
>
>
> http://www.nasa.gov/education
>
>
> For more information about the Hubble Space Telescope, visit:
>
>
>
> http://www.nasa.gov/hubble
>
>
> For more information about the National Federation of the Blind,
> visit:
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> http://www.nfb.org
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