 A real space-age adventure is coming to the coast. Over 138 schools in a four-county area will be participating. It's called Coast Encounters, a space-age adventure in science literacy. Many coast-wide events are scheduled, including astronaut appearances and space exhibits at area malls. There will be a math and science quiz bowl and sand sculpture and poster contests. Guest lecturers will visit area schools and civic organizations and watch for a spectacular air show along the beach from Bay St. Louis to Pascagoula. Information on how you can get involved in this educational coastline community program have your teacher call Stennis Space Center at 601-688-3429. The important thing, I think, at this first press conference is to get the education people there, OK? That is important to get the politicians. We can invite them to the luncheon. That's right. I'd say go ahead and ask people. We've got to get these educators there. We're not going to get the word out. All right. Basically, when we're gone, do you want to invite the school boards and gentlemen? I would invite the school boards and gentlemen, President Clinton, President Clinton, tell them it's not a watch that they don't have place one or two for each school board. To provide a vehicle and mechanism to promote involvement in education by business and industry on the coast, and this is the key to the whole of New York. I'm sending you our work force. But for everyone else, we've got 3,000 other people working at NASA. That's right now. If we decide to go to Mars, we're going to need even more. Those numbers could double or triple. Do astronauts need to know how? We have to start now to make sure our children are well educated in history, in English, and especially math and science, so that they're ready to take over our space program when we move out into the solar system. You know, by one estimate, it takes 10,000 high school students expressing an interest in a science or engineering major to assure us of 20 men and women who will go on to receive doctorate degrees. And I hope that each student touched by coast encounters will consider a career in science or technology and that some of them will consider returning to the classroom as teachers to inspire a new generation for the future. You look like cheese. Do you know that people used to say that the more