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	Arlington Cemetery Okayed For Columbia Memorial By Leonard David Senior Space Writer posted: 04:10 pm ET 26 March 2003

ARLINGTON CEMETRY OKAYED FOR COLUMBIA MEMORIAL

The U.S. House of Representatives' Science Committee today passed legislation authorizing the construction of a memorial to the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia at Arlington National Cemetery, just outside Washington, D.C.

There is already a memorial at the cemetery, located in Arlington, Virginia, for the seven-member crew of the space shuttle Challenger that perished in 1986.

A total of $500,000 would be made available from the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2003 for construction of a memorial marker to honor the lives lost during Columbia's February 1 reentry.

The Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the NASA Administrator will be responsible for the memorial's construction. In addition, the bill allows the NASA Administrator to accept gifts and donations of services, money, and property for the purpose of an appropriate memorial to the seven astronauts.

The House Veterans' Affairs Committee must also approve the bill -- H.R. 1297 -- before it is considered on the House floor. The Senate approved a companion measure, S. 628, on March 18.

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