II New DSl trajectory selected Pasadena, California Vol. 28, No. 12 June 12, 1998 Near~Earth asteroid will be flyby destination; Public goes wild about science launch set for Oct. 15 By JOHN G. WATSON Mission planners for JPL's Deep Space 1 have selected a near-Earth asteroid, 1992 KD, as a flyby destination. Last April, NASA announced that the launch date for this technology validation mission was to be rescheduled from July 21 to Oct. 15, with the launch period extending· to Oct. 30. The new launch date precluded flying by planned destina­ tions, including the previously announced asteroid McAuliffe, making it necessaiy to choose a new target. Deep Space 1 is scheduled to fly by the newly chosen asteroid 1992 KD on July 28, 1999. This asteroid was chosen from more than 100 flyby possibilities. Its elliptical orbit curves within and outside of Mai·s ' orbit of the sun, at its farthest going out more than three times far­ ther from the sun than Earth. Although scien­ tists believe its diameter is approximately three kilometers (1.9 miles), they know little else about the body. With this flyby, they can learn more about its shape, size, surface composition, mineralogy, terrain and rotation speed. "This new mission offers excellent opportu­ nities for us to test our payload of advanced technologies that are so important for future space exploration," said Dr. Marc Rayman, Deep Space l 's chief mission engineer. "At the same time, the mission itself will be an impres­ sive demonstration of the capability of these A model of the Pathfinder lander and Sojourner rover was but one of the popular attractions at the Laboratory's annual open house May technologies, while the potential for bonus sci­ 30-31. Twenty-seven thousand attended on Saturday, with another 25,000 visitors on Sunday, an all~time record tor the weekend. entific return is extraordinary." Deep Space 1 is the first launch of the New Millennium Program, a series of missions designed to test new technologies so that they can be confidently used on science missions of the 21st century. Among the 12 technologies JPLers part of team discovering that the mission is designed to validate is an ion propulsion engine that fires electrically chai·ged xenon atoms from its thrusters; this is the first possible extrasolar planet time it has ever been used as the primary NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has given small star that has failed to sustain nuclear fusion. propulsion system in deep space. Also being astronomers their first direct look at what is pos­ The candidate protoplanet is now 209 billion tested are autonomous optical navigation, a sibly a planet outside our solar system-one kilometers (130 billion miles) from the parent solar concentrator array and an integrated cam­ apparently that has been ejected into deep space stars and predicted to be hurtling into interstel­ era and imaging spectrometer. by its parent stars. lar space at speeds up to 10 kilometers per sec­ The last instrument, also known as the The discovery, made by Susan Terebey of the ond (20,000 mph)-destined to forever drift Miniature Integrated Camera Spectrometer, or Extrasolar Research Corporation in Pasadena and among the Milky Way 's starry population. MICAS, will be validated by making science her team-which included Deborah Padgett, Hubble researchers estimate the odds at 2 observations of asteroid 1992 KD, among sev­ Michael Brundage and Dave Van Buren of Origins percent that the object is instead a chance back­ eral other methods. The flyby will also help to Science Operations and Data Analysis, Section ground star. test both a miniature integrated ion and electron 728-using Hubble's Near Infrared Camera and "If the results are confomed, this discovery spectrometer instrument, also termed the Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS), further could be telling us gas giant plai1ets are easy to Plasma Experiment for Planetary Exploration challenges conventional theories about the birth build. It seems unlikely for us to happen to catch (PEPE), and the spacecraft's autonomous opti­ PHOTO COURTESY EXTRASOLAR RESEARCH CORP. AND and evolution of planets, and offers new insights one flung out by the stars unless gas giant planets SPACE TELESCOPE SCI ENCE INSTITUTE cal navigation system. The remaining new tech­ into the formation of our own solar system. are common in young binary systems," Terebey nologies will be tested during cruise and thrust­ Located within a star-forming region in the said. ''The results don't directly tell us about the Hubble Space Telescope near-infrared image ing phases both before and after the flyby. of newborn binary stars reveals a long thin constellation Taurus, the object, called TMR- presence of any terrestrial planets like Earth. By October 1999, Deep Space l will have nebula pointing toward a faint companion completed its mission of demonstrating new 1C, appears to lie at the end of a strange fila­ However, we believe gas giants do influence the object that could be the first extrasolar plan­ ment of light that suggests it has apparently formation of much smaller rocky planets." et to be imaged directly. technologies and will be on a trajectory to been flung away from the vicinity of a newly Current models predict that very young giant encounter Comet Borrelly, one of the most forming pair of binary stars. planets are still warm from gravitational contrac­ low-density planets may condense out of gas very active comets that regularly visit the inner solar At a distance of 450 light-years, the same tion and formation processes. This makes them quickly, at the same time as their parent star. system. distance as the newly formed stars, the candi­ relatively bright in infrared light compared to old The candidate protoplanet was accidentally Further information about Deep Space lis date pro top Janet would be 10,000 times less giant planets such as Jupiter. Even so, young discovered by Terebey and colleagues while available at http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/dsl/. D luminous than the sun. lfthe object is a few hun­ planets are difficult to find in new solar systems studying Hubble infrared images of newly dred thousand years old, the same age as the because the glare of the central star drowns out formed protostars in a molecular cloud in newly formed star system from which it appears their feeble glow. Young planets ejected from Taurus. The exquisite sensitivity and sharpness Lab to initiate to have been ejected, then it is estimated to be binary systems would therefore represent a of NICMOS clearly revealed the object's pin­ two to three times the mass of Jupiter, the largest unique opportunity to study extrasolar planets point image. However, it might have been dis­ gas giant planet in our solar system. with current astronomical technology. missed as a background star if not for the pres­ new badging, Also possible is that the object is up to 10 mil­ The discovery also challenges conventional ence of a bizarre 209-billion-kilometer (130-bil­ lion years old, the same age as other young stars theories that predict gas giant planets take mil­ lion-mile-long) filamentary structure that security processes nearby, in which case it may be a giant protoplan­ lions of years to coagulate from dust in space. bridges the space between the binary pair and et or a brown dwarf star. A brown dwruf star is a Instead, it favors more recent ideas that large, the candidate protoplanet. D By MARK WHALEN In an effort to update and streamline hydrothermal system. This finding implies that Laborat01y security and access, the Security and MGS shows more evidence of abundant water was stable at or near the surface and that a Protective Services Section will soon begin an thicker atmosphere existed in Mars' early history. effort to issue new badges to a!J JPL personnel Measurements from the spectrometer show a and install a state-of-the-art badge reader system. water, thermal activity in Mars' past remarkable accumulation of the mineral hematite, Beginning June 15 and continuing for about By DIANE AINSWORTH hour elliptical orbit. well-crystallized grains of ferric (iron) oxide that a month, employees and contractors will be Findings from data gathered during the early typically originate from thermal activity and scheduled to have their pictures tl_lken for the New mineralogical and topographic evi­ portions of this hiatus in the mission's orbital standing bodies of water. This deposit is localized new badges, according to facility security offi­ dence suggesting that Mars had abundant water aerobraking campaign were being presented the near the Martian equator, in an area approximate­ cer Steve Wells. Based on the number of per­ and thermal activity in its early history is emerg­ last week of May at the spring meeting of the ly 500 kilometers (300 miles) in diameter. sonnel, sections or divisions have already been ing from data gleaned by JPL's Mars Global American Geophysical Union in Boston. Fine-grained hematite, with tiny particles no scheduled, with makeup sessions available for Surveyor spacecraft. Among many results, the thermal emission larger than specks of dust, generally forms by those not at work during those times. Scientists are getting more glimpses of this spectrometer instrument team, led by Dr. Philip the weathering of iron-bearing minerals during New badges will be issued in mid-to-late warmer, wetter past on Mars while Global Christensen of Arizona State University, has dis­ oxidation, or rusting, which can occur in an August. Surveyor circles the planet in a temporary 11.6- covered the first clear evidence of an ancient See MGS, page 3 See Badges, page 2 2

ment positions on Galileo and on the Spehalski has received many other earned a bachelor's of mechanical highly successful Voyager missions to awards, including the NASA engineering degree from Cornell - 'Spe' calls it a career the outer planets, launched in 1977. Exceptional Service Medal for his University in 1958. He and his wife, contributions to the Voyager Project, Nancy, plan to leave their home in Richard "Spe" Spehalski, program He served on numerous other plane­ the NASA Medal for Outstanding Altadena to travel across the country manager of the Cassini mission to tary exploration missions at JPL dat­ Leadership for the Galileo Project, in the months following his retire­ Saturn and former manager of the ing back to the Matiner mission to & ment. The Spehalskis have three sons, Galileo mission, retired June 5, cap­ Venus in 1962. Spehalski joined JPL and two Aviation Week Space Technology Magazine Laurel Awards Steve, Mark and James, all of whom ping a nearly four-decade-long career in 1959 as a mechanical engineer in for his work on Galileo and Cassini. are professional engineers, and three at JPL in which he was responsible for the Lab's Mechanical Systems Born in DuBois, Pa., Spehalski grandchildren. D the successful development and launch Engineering and Research Division. of two of NASA's most historic flag­ ship missions to the outer planets. In honor of his leadership of the New managers named for Cassini, Galileo Galileo and Cassini projects, Spehalski By JANE PLATT and MARY BETH MURRILL on June 2 was awarded NASA's high­ est honor, the Distinguished Service Robert Mitchell has been named program manager of Medal, presented by NASA's associate the Cassini mission now en route to Saturn and its moon, administrator for space science, Dr. Titan. Mitchell replaces Richard Spehalski , who retired Wesley Huntress. June 5. · . "Over nearly four decades, Spe has Mitchell had served as project manager for the Galileo provided outstanding leadership to JPL Richard Spehalski Europa Mission since December 1997. James Erickson, flight projects and programs, including who was deputy project manager for the Galileo Europa the management of Galileo and manager from 1988 to 1990, and man­ Mission under Mitchell, has been promoted to project Cassini during critical phases of their aged Cassini since 1992. He assumed manager. development and flight," said JPL responsibility for the entire interna­ Since joining JPL in 1965, Mitchell has worked on Director Dr. Edward Stone. "These tional Cassini development program spacecraft trajectory design, mission design and naviga­ two missions are the last great flagship when NASA Headquarters gave for­ tion for such planetary exploration projects as Mariner Bob Mitchell · Jim Erickson planetary flights of discovery of the mal program management oversight '67, Mariner '69, Mariner '71 , the Viking mission to Mars 20th century, and their success has of the mi ssion to JPL in 1993. Cassini and Galileo. Erickson has been Galileo deputy project manager been c1itical to support for a vigorous was launched in October 1997, and When the Galileo launch was delayed from January since January 1998. Prior to that, he managed the Galileo program of solar system exploration. the Galileo Mission to Jupiter was 1982 to October 1989, Mitchell led the development of Science and Sequence Office, served as deputy manager of "The Laboratory, NASA and the launched in October 1989. numerous redesigns of the mission, and headed the NASA­ the Galileo Engineering Office, and was the Galileo nation owe Spe and the teams he led Speh alski's other responsibilities honored team that developed the innovative Venus-Earth­ sequence team chief. Since joining JPL in 1974, Erickson's a debt of gratitude for their accom­ at JPL have included management of Earth Gravity Assist (VEEGA) trajectory that gave the assignments have included development and operations of plishments. His personal leadership NASA's Space Infrared Telescope spacecraft the velocity boost it needed to reach Jupiter. ground systems for the Viking and Voyager projects, flight of the Cassini launch approval Facility (SIRTF) pre-project from Mitchell also received NASA Exceptional Achievement and ground telemetry system design for Galileo, and pro­ efforts, in particular, was heroic." January 1990 until January 1992. He Awards for his work on navigation for the Viking mission ject ground data system engineer on the Mars Observer Spehalski served as Galileo project held key engineering and manage- to Mars and the mission design of the Galileo Project. mission. D

and Dr. Robert Jacobson, Eunice Lau short period of time, or when some­ want to make sure that those who Galileo finds and Willian1 Sjogren of JPL. Badges one hasn' t accessed the system in a need them have them and those who while, the readers sometimes create don't need them don't have them," he Scientists now believe that Continued from page 1 strange interior Callisto has evolved differently than delays at entrance gates. said. "We also need to confirm that the other largest Jovian moons-lo, The badges will include a new "The new system will have about the owners of badge readers are com­ Ganymede and Europa, which have design as well as a video-capture pic­ 10 times as much memory within the fortable with those who have access for Callisto differentiated structures with separat­ ture of the employee, Wells said. In readers," he said. to their areas. We are starting from "The projection is that long lines at ground zero with a new access con­ By JANE PLATT ed layers. There is strong evidence addition, new technology will allow that Ganymede is separated into a for the direct printing of pictures to the gates for both vehicles and pedes­ trol system, and want to start with New data from JPL's Galileo space­ metallic core, rock mantle, and ice­ the badges, eliminating the need for trians will be eliminated," added Joe clean information." craft have prompted scientists to modi­ rich outer shell, while lo has a metal­ the laminate on current badges and Charles, Section 665 manager. Staff members will reapply for fy their concept of the interior structure lic core and a rock mantle but no ice. creating more durability. New badges will clearly identify badge reader access to secure areas of Jupiter's moon Callisto. The new "Because lo, Ganymede and Europa Badges will be read by a new whether the badge · holder is an via the Internet at http://jpl-facilities. findings, published in the June 5 issue are closer to Jupiter, they have been access control system, or badge read­ employee or has resident or nonresi­ jpl.nasa.gov/665/rebadge.htm. of the journal Science, were presented more affected by gravitational squeez­ ers, which will no longer come in dent status. Also indicated will be "Once this rebadging process is June 8 at the American Astronomical ing and subsequent heating," Schubert contact with the badges. Rather than drive-on privileges and other security over, the home page will become the Society meeting; incSan Diego.. .-, said. "Over time; the ·forces exerted on inserting the badges into the machine, clearances, such as access to secure standard for applying for a new badge "Previous Galileo data had indicated the three inner moons have caused dif­ the new system will require badges to buildings and areas. reader," Wells said. "It will remain to that Callisto's intetior was totally undif­ ferent constituents such as water ice, be placed within about four inches of OAO Corp. will begin to install replace the paper-based approval ferentiated," said JPL planetary scientist rock and metal to separate into different the reader. Within the badge will be a new badge readers in late August, process we have now." Dr. John Anderson. "But new inforn1a­ layers. However, because Callisto is far­ passive chip that will be triggered by when new badges are scheduled to be Another issue associated with the tion suggests Callisto has a strange inte­ ther from Jupiter, it is 'half-baked' com­ the reader for instantaneous identifi­ distributed. Wells said there will then new badges is the fact that about 500 rior-it's not completely uniform nor pared to the other moons, with its ingre­ cation of the employee. be a transition period of about three people at JPL now carry separate does it vary dramatically. There are signs dients somewhat separated but still For those who enter the Laboratory months until all readers are installed badges that allow access to other that intetior mateiials, most likely com­ largely mixed together," he said. in a vehicle, a sin1ilar reader will be and when personnel should carry both NASA centers. The new badge will pressed ice and rock, have settled partial- Scientists had previously reported installed at each entrance. Drivers and old and new badges. have the NASA badge on the back side. 1y , with the percentage of rock increas­ a differentiated interior for Europa, passengers will have to place their New badge readers will be Charles said the new NASNJPL ing toward the center of Callisto." consisting of a metallic core sur­ badges within two and a half to three installed first at entrance gates, fo l­ prime contract also requires all The new information was collected rounded by a rock mantle and a water feet from the readers. lowed by those at secure buildings Laboratory personnel to make their during Galileo's third Callisto ice-liquid outer shell. They are now The new system, Wells added, such as the Space Flight Operations badges visible at all times by display­ encounter in September 1997. refining the model by studying the will be a big improvement over the Facility (230) and others. ing them above the waist. Anderson reported on the findings newest Galileo data, including that current badge readers, which search Concurrent to picture taking, "We want to make a badge that is along with UCLA geophysics and plan­ gathered during the closest-ever for a person's identification by Wells said, will also be a requirement attractive enough that every employ­ etary physics professor Gerald Europa flyby in December 1997, at accessing a mainframe computer and for staff to reapply for internal badge ee would want to wear it, rather than Schubert, a Galileo gravity investigator, an altitude of 205 kilometers (127 awaiting a response. When many readers-those that allow access to putting them in their pockets," he and Dr. William Moore, also of UCLA; miles). D employees access a badge reader in a secure buildings and other areas. "We said. D

Senior Caregivers Support Group­ annual fundraiser offers desserts Ongoing Meets the second and fourth Thursday, June 18 from local bakeries, a selection of Wednesday, June 24 Wednesdays of the month at 6:30 p.m. California wines, live jazz and a Alcoholics Anonymous-Meeting at at the Senior Care Network, 837 S. JPL Astronomy Club-Meeting at casino room for gaming entertain­ JPL Drama Club-Meeting at noon 11 :30 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, conference noon in Building 198-102. ment. Held at Caltech's A.thenaeum in Building 301-127. Thursdays (women only) and Fiidays. room #1. For more information, call from 7 to 11 p.m. Tickets are $30. JPL Dance Club--Clogging class will JPL Golf Club- Meeting at noon in For more information, call Occupational (626) 397-3110. Call ext. 4-3418. be held at noon in Building 300-217. Building 306-302. Health Services at ext. 4-3319. JPL Dance Club-Meeting at noon Tuesday, June 16 New Timekeeping System- New JPL Toastmasters Club-Meeting Codependents Anonymous-Meeting in Building 300-217. Business Solutions will make this at 5:30 p.m. in the Building 167 con­ at noon every Wednesday. For more presentation from 8:30 to 10 a.m. in Von Karman Lecture Series-Dr. ference room. information, call Occupational Health "Prostate Cancer: From the Perspective of a Survivor and Physi­ von Karman Auditorium. John Trauger, principal investigator Services at ext. 4-3319. Web Publishing at JPL- Jeanne cian"-Occupational Health Services for the Hubble Space Telescope's OAODNS Open House-Celebrate Holm of Section 174 will discuss creat­ presents Dr. Lowell Erwin, medical Wide Field and Planetary Camera-2, Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Support the opening of the OAODNS Desktop ing effective, user-friendly home pages director and chief executive officer of the will speak at 7 p.m. in The Forum at Group- Meets the first and third and Network Services Control Center, that satisfy all of JPL's regulations. Cancer Detection Center. At 11 :30 a.m. Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Fridays of the month at noon in 505 W. Woodbury Rd., from 1 to 4 Highlights include appropriateness of in von Kannan Auditorium. Colorado Blvd. Open to the public. Building 111-117. For more informa­ p.m. Light refreshments will be served. information; design for an external tion, call employee assistance coun­ audience; export and copyright issues; selor Cynthia Cooper at ext. 4-3680 Wednesday, June 17 Von Karman Lecture Series-Dr. Tuesday, June 23 site approval for external accessibility; or Randy Herrera at ext. 3-0664. John Trauger, principal investigator and a list of contacts for help. At noon for the Hubble Space Telescope's in von K:i.t111an Auditorium. HIV Support Group-Meets quar­ JPL Drama Club-Meeting at noon Wide Field and Planetary Camera-2, Pseudorandom Numbers- Dr. in Building 301-127. terly. Call employee assistance coun­ will speak at 7 p.m. in von Karman Michael Mascagni, coordinator of the selor Cynthia Cooper at ext. 4-3680 JPL French Club-A slide show on Auditorium. Open to the public. Ph.D. program in scientific comput­ Thursday, June 25 for more infornrntion. France's Mont St. Michel will be pre­ ing and associate professor of mathe­ sented during the club's meeting at matics at the University of Southern JPL Atari Club-Meeting at noon in Parent Support Group-Meets the noon in Building 183-328. Friday, June 19 Mississippi, will discuss the Scalable Building 238-544. fourth Tuesday of the month at noon. PseudoRandom Number Generators For location, call Jayne Dutra at ext. JPL Hiking Club-Meeting at noon CEC Wine and Dessert Tasting­ (SPRNG) library. At 2:30 p.m. in the JPL Dance Club--Clogging class will 4-6400. in Building 303-209. The Child Educational Center's Building 167 conference room. be held at noon in Building 300-217. June 12, 1998 3 GRACEfal instrument NSCAT reveals new clues about El Nifio' s influence on west coast By MARY HARDIN coast. NSCAT observed that winds the North American coast," Liu sug­ branched off from the · equator, gested. "This change brought with it In-depth study of satellite data bypassed Hawaii, and brought heat strong ecological changes, such as the obtained at the onset of the 1997-98 and moisture from the tropical ocean tropical fish caught off the coast of El Nino event has given scientists towards San Francisco via a route Oregon and the deaths of sea lions on more conclusive evidence that the often called the "Pineapple Express." the Channel Islands in California." unusual warming of waters along the "This moist and warm air from the Images based on El Nino observa­ equator and the west coast of the U.S. south kept evaporation low and the tions are available at http://www.jpl. was linked to changes in wind pat­ ocean water warmer than normal near nasa.gov/elnino . D terns in the Pacific ocean. Using measurements taken by the mercially developed bus to reduce NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) in SeaWinds our development costs." early 1997, scientists confirmed that an The SeaWinds instrument on the unusual weakening of the trade winds QuikScat satellite is a specialized preceded an increase in sea surface shipped for microwave radar that measures both temperatures along the central and east­ the speed and direction of winds near ern equatorial Pacific, according to Dr. QuikScat the ocean surface. Winds directly W. Timothy Liu, the NSCAT project affect the turbulent exchanges of heat, scientist at JPL. "With NSCAT we are moisture and greenhouse gases able to see the whole El Nino picture, integration between the atmosphere and the ocean. and we now know that the unusually By MARY HARDIN Changes in d1e winds along the equa­ high ocean temperatures at the equator, tor play a key role in the formation of along the North American coast and off A major milestone has been the El Nino phenomenon in the Pacific of Baja, Mexico are all linked together reached in NASA's development of Ocean. The National Oceanic and because of the winds," Lili said. "faster, better, cheaper" space mis­ Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Liu presented hi s findings last sions with the delivery of the is also supporting the mission and will week at the American Meteorological SeaWinds instrument, NASA's next use the data for improved weather Society's Conference on Satellite generation El Nino monitoring forecasting and storm warning, espe­ Meteorology and Oceanography in device, to Ball Aerospace in Boulder, cially hUITicanes and typhoons. Paris. Colo. for integration onto the Quick Sea Winds on QuikScat will use a An El Nino condition is thought Scatterometer (QuikScat) satellite. rotating dish antenna with two to be triggered when steady westward The launch is scheduled for microwave beams and will radiate blowing trade winds weaken and November 1998 from Vandenberg microwaves across 90 percent of the even reverse direction. This change Air Force Base on a Titan II launch Earth's ice-free oceans every day. The in the winds allows the large mass of vehicle. "One of the real challenges instrument will collect wind-speed warm water that is normally located of this mission is havi ng to do it in a and wind direction data in a continu­ near Australia to move eastward year. This delivery of the instrument ous 1,800 kilometer-wide (1,118 mile­ along the equator until it reaches the to Ball Aerospace, the satellite con­ wide) band, making approximately coast of South America. tractor, is a major milestone that sig­ 400,000 measurements each day. "The collapse of the trade winds nifies that we are on schedule and The QuikScat mission will restart and the depression of the thermocline headed to our one-year goal," said the ocean wind data stream d1at was (cooler water) resulted in an increase Jim Graf, QuikScat project manager lost when the Japanese Advanced of sea surface temperature and sea at JPL. "This is the first major JPL Earth Observing Satellite (ADEOS) During a recent visit to JPL by Dr. Ghassem Asrar, the new associ­ surface height in early 1997, and this Earth science mission to have a with the NASA Scatterometer onboard ate administrator for NASA's Earth Sciences Enterprise (left), interaction appears to be the typical development time of approximately ceased functioning in June 1997. Charley Dunn of Section 335 describes how the Lab will test micron­ mechanism of equatorial changes one year, from approval to launch, JPL's NSCAT/SeaWinds Program level precision of the microwave ranging system that is the basis of .associated with an El Nino," Liu since the Explorer 1 satellite in the Office has been assigned responsibil­ the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) Mission. Dr. explained. late 1950s. This mission certainly ity and provides overall project man­ Charles Elachi, JPL's director for Earth and Space Science In addition to measuring the personifies the new NASA of 'faster, agement, as well as science ground Programs, looks on. The twin GRACE satellites are an example of a beginning of El Nino along the equa­ better, cheaper'-it is faster · iri ·that processing systems and the SeaWinds new breed of integrated spaJcecraft that are part of the Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP) program. Flying 200 kilometers (124 tor, NSCAT also revealed that, when we are on an one-year mission devel­ instrument. NASA's Goddard Space miles) apart, the satellites together will measure changes in the the trade winds weakened, an unusu­ opment cycle, better in that the Flight Center manages the satellite Earth's gravity field every 30 days for five years starting in 2001. al low-pressure system with cyclonic instrument will provide enhanced development that is being designed (counterclockwise) circulation coverage over its predecessor, and and fabricated by Ball Aerospace & moved toward the North American cheaper in that we are using a com- Technologies Corp. D

products. The familiar ISO mantra is: documentation is useful and helpful, Lab working toward ISO 9001 compliance Say what you do: Document process­ and that people use it. If people don't By MARK WHALEN JPL's ISO 9001 implementation: es, procedures and work instructions. use the documentation, the problem How will the Laboratory prepare Do what you say: Follow process­ could be with the documentation or ilie JPL management has decided to for its certification? es, procedures and work instructions. process. The internal assessments will adopt the ISO 9001 standard as the basis Four rounds of internal assessment Prove it: Maintain necessary provide information and guidance on for the Laboratory's product delivery training sessions will be held. Each records, monitor for compliance and how improvements can be made. system-a decision that will eventually round will involve about 10 percent of test, acquisition, etc.-will be the spe­ take corrective action. How is ISO compliance certified? impact almost every JPL employee. JPL employees, those who would be cific standard used for the JPL product ISO is a management philosophy; Organizations that provide prod­ All NASA centers and Headquar­ most affected by the new standards. The delivery system. ISO 9001 is d1e most it is a way JPL will approach manag­ ucts or services to customers seek ters are required to be ISO 9001 regis­ first session will begin the week of June detailed, comprehensive set of standard ing the work it does, which·is manag­ registration, whereby ISO-accredited tered by September 1999, and JPL has 15, while others are scheduled during requirements in the ISO 9000 fanlily. ing by process, not by people. third-party registrars, such as DNV, scheduled its certification by April 1999. one week in July, August and September. How is ISO 9001 different? How will employees be impacted? issue certificates of registration signi­ JPL Chief Engineer John Casani is Each of the four sessions will have The ISO 9001 standard is new in JPL's implementation of ISO 9001 fying that organizations' processes the management representative a different focus , the first of which will both its breadth and depth of will apply to all processes whose prod­ conform to ISO requirements or responsible for the definition, develop­ be to impart a high-level understanding approach. The old NASA/JPL quality uct or service is important to achieving processes. After initial certification, ment and implementation of ISO 9001 about process-based management, fun­ standard concentrated on ensuring the strategic goals of the Laboratory. the third-party registrar conducts at JPL. Richard Brace of the Office of damental ISO concepts and the ddcu­ that products as manufactured met The scope of compliance to ISO periodic audits approximately every Engineering and Mission Assurance, mentation structure to be put in place their design specifications and that 9001 includes all work done at JPL­ six months thereafter. · Any non-con­ reporting to Casani, is leading the ISO that will satisfy the above. prescriptive (how-to) approaches the design, production and operation formance must be promptly co1Tected 9001 implementation core team. About 100 JPL employees have been were defined. ISO 9001 assumes that of space and ground systems, related in order to maintain certification. The process began this February trained to serve as assessors to familiar­ quality is affected by 20 specific ele­ research and technology development, At least two JPL subcontrnctors when Det Norske Veritas (DNV) of ize others at JPL with the requirements. ments, including requirements defini­ science activities and the institutional (Lockheed Martin Astronautics and Norway, one of the leading interna­ What is the background of ISO 9001? tion, design and control. processes required to support them. AlliedSignal Technical Services Corp.) tional ISO certification organizations, ISO is the International Standards ISO 9001 does not specify how to Initially, the focus of the effort and three NASA centers (Johnson came to JPL for a preliminary visit. Organization, which includes more than achieve a quality product. Rather, it will be in the process areas where JPL Space Center, Kennedy Space Center DNV's pre-registration audit is 90 member countries. The ISO 9000 specifies the requirements on the moves hardware and software deliv­ and Marshall Space Flight Center) are scheduled for the week of Nov. 16, family is a set of standards that provide processes used to produce the prod­ erables to its customers. currently ISO 9001 registered. 1998; the audit that will certify JPL guidance for the implementation of uct. It will be left to JPL and its indus­ Can ISO standards contribute to Where can employees learn more compliance with ISO 9001 will occur quality systems in industry; ISO 9001- trial partners to document, implement continuous improvement? about JPL's ISO 9001 certification? in late March 1999. Quality Systems: model for design/ and record the specific processes and The Laboratory needs to assure that Go to JPL's ISO 9000 home page at Some questions and answers about development, production, inspection, procedures that will ensure quality processes are documented, that the http//iso or call Brace at ext. 4-7061. D

scientists their first three-dimensional depths as great as 1 kilometer (3,600 1.5 miles) over the surrounding ter­ Keating of George Washington MGS views of the planet's n01th polar ice cap. feet) below the surface. Many of the rain. The laser measurements are University, Washington, D.C., has dis­ Continued from page 1 Principal Investigator Dr. David larger and deeper troughs display a accurate to approximately one foot covered two enormous bulges in the atmosphere at low temperatures. The Smith of NASA's Goddard Space staircase structure, which may ultimate­ (30 centimeters) in the vertical upper atmosphere of Mars in the material has been previously detected Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., and his ly be correlated with seasonal layering dimension. northern hemisphere, on opposite on Mars in more dispersed concentra­ team have been using the laser altime­ of ice and dust observed by the Viking In June, the ice cap's thickness sides of the planet near 90 degrees east tions and is widely thought to be an ter to obtain more than 50,000 mea­ mission orbiters in the late 1970s. will reach a maximum during the latitude and 90 degrees west longi­ important component of the materials surements of the topography of the The laser data also have shown peak of the northern winter season. tude. These bulges rotate with the that give Mars its red color. The pres­ polar cap in order to calculate its that large areas of the ice cap are Thickness measurements from April planet, causing variations of nearly a ence of a singular deposit of hematite thickness, and learn more about relat­ extremely smooth, with elevations will be compared to those that will be factor of two in atmospheric pressure, on Mars is intriguing, however, ed seasonal and climatic changes. that vary only a few feet over many taken in June, contributing to a and systematic variations in the alti­ because it typically forms by crystal These initial profiles have revealed miles. At 86.3 degrees north, the greater understanding of the Martian tude of a given constant pressure of growth from hot, iron-rich fluids. an often striking surface topology of highest latitude yet sampled, the cap polar cap's formation and evolution. about 12,000 feet (four kilometers). Meanwhile, the Mars Orbiter laser canyons and spiral troughs in the water achieves an elevation of 2 to 2.5 kilo­ In addition, dJe Global Surveyor For further information, see altimeter instrument is giving mission and carbon dioxide ice that can reach meters (6,600 to 7,900 feet or 1.25 to accelerometer team, led by Dr. Gerald http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs. D June 12, 1998 4

timecard entry so that they can gain New timekeeping training the necessary expertise before their organization is trained. Non-exempt timekeeping will be starts later this month rolled out to the Lab over the last two week and will be trained on Fridays in weeks of the timekeeping training By TIM SCHECK schedule. Organizations have been NBS communication manager demonstrations given in von Karman Auditorium according to the schedule divided into two major groups and will The New Business Solutions train­ below. be trained in demonstrations on two ing team has worked with liaisons in Subject matter experts (SMEs) Mondays in von Karman Auditorium. each major Lab organization to estab­ within each organization will be spe­ SMEs will be trained in non-exempt lish a training schedule for exempt cially trained in timekeeping proce­ timekeeping during each of the weeks and non-exempt timecard training on dures in advance of their respective directly before their organizations are the new electronic timekeeping sys­ organizations. They will be ready to trained. Multiple offerings of an approx­ tem. Timekeeping will be rolled out to coach and help with the new proce­ imately two- to three-hour hands-on the Lab over a six-week period, and dures beginning the week that their class will be available beginning the where specific preferences for time organization is trained .and goes live. week before non-exempt timekeeping slots have been indicated for an orga­ Thirty two individual hands-on class­ training is offered to the Lab at large. Dr. R. Rhoads "Rhody" Stephenson, deputy director, Technology and nization, the team has made every es will be offered over a two-week SMEs will work in concert with Applications Program, left; Alice Wessen, outreach specialist, Commercial attempt to accommodate them. period beginning the week before Institutional Business Systems cus­ Technology Program; and Arif Husain, NASA technology utilization officer, Organizations will be conve1ted to timekeeping is rolled out to the first tomer support and the JPL timekeep­ were among the attendees at the dedication of JPL's commercial technolo­ the electronic system for exempt time­ group of organizations. ing unit to support the transition of gy showroom last month. cards beginning the week of June 29. Each SME will be given access to the Lab to the new electronic ti me­ top model of the E-Lite system, which Organizations have been grouped by a training database to practice exempt keeping system. D Commercial is designed to warn motorists of approaching police chases, fire engines technology or ambulances through sophisticated traffic signals linked to transponders in Sequen#ein WeekO government vehicles. Also on view is t[!11ekeeping roll(?ut g/22-26 showroom Mattel, Inc. 's Hot Wheels Sojourner Exempt timecard Mars Rover Action Pack Set; the · t@ining (Friday demos Dubbs & Severino terrain mapping iri von Karman) unveiled system to help pilots of small planes; JPL's commercial technology and the Photobit "camera on a chip," Non-exempt timecard showroom, located in Building 180- needing only 1/100 the battery power training (Monday · demos in von Karman) 401, made its debut last month. of the conventional CCD video cam­ The colorful room features era, among many other exhibits. exhibits of products that have been "Visitors to the Lab, including busi­ successfully developed in recent ness people who are considering work­ ~·~~je d~atter >\ Exempt ·'·' years with the assistance of the ing with our various technology transfer expert hands-on timek'ping Commercial Technology Program's programs, now have a way of seeing a c_l_assroom training _1-2 hr. class; 12 offered many technology transfer activities. broad selection of JPL's many success­ (T,W), open "This is a wonderful way to let es first-hand," said Merle McKenzie, eniolim.ent JPL's many constituencies know about manager of the Commercial Tech-no lo­ for all orgs. "' the way that space technology can gy Program. ''We're proud of these suc­ help meet American business needs," cesses and of this showcase exemplify­ explained Wessen, who oversaw the ing the important role that the space showroom's design and production. program plays in the advancement of Products on display include a table- American industry." D

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The perfonnance of the ft , frame, 27-inch alum. wheels, women's saddle, 18 radial longtrail Va , for 4x4 Suburban or 4x4 Chevy sell for $7,500/obo. 626/405-2348. cathedral ceiling, cent. vacuum, cent. air, fireplace, combined Galileo "Not Ready for Real Time" players speeds, bottle cage, rear rack, blue, w/choice of pickup; retail value $2,000, sell for $800. 626/797- '95 TOYOTA 4-Runner SAS, black, tan int., clean, 30 min./JPL, great val ue at $199,000/obo. 893-6084. and Cassini "Virtual" singers was a real hit and appre­ drop or upright handlebars, exc. cond., $175 firm; ciated by all, especially me. See you in 2004. 6196 35,000 mi. , ale, alarm; pwr: steering, locks, win­ WALKER BASIN, 50 mi. E. of Bakersfield, 4,000' Fuji 12-spd., 23 inch frame, gd. cond. alum. wheels, TIRES, new set of mounted Dunlop 6-lug, 225/75, Richard Spehalski dows, sunroof $22,000. 805/255-8216. mtn. new custom home, panoramic WIS., 2,200 sq DOD Suntour shifters, $1 00 firm . 626/794-0886, Ted. 15" GrandTrek, for Toyota 4Runner or any 6-lug, '93 TOYOTA Previa van, white, exc. cond., ft., 3 bd., 2 ba., on 2 1'!! acres, 2-car gar, 2,800 sq. CANDLES, boxes of 12, 12" & 8", various colors, 4WD vehicle; retail value $1 ,000, sell for $400. am/fm/cass., pwr. everything, well-maint., must sell, I want to thank everyone for the wonderful party ft. Dutch barn, ca/ch, wood stove, soft water, OMC $6/box. 626/398-4960. 626/797-6196????? just bought new car, $10,000 firm. 626/339-8407. $175,000. 626/446-0078. and gifts I received upon my departure from JPL. I CANISTERS ceramic, for tea, sugar, coffee, two 5" TR EADMILL, $175. 963-9969. '92 TOYOTA Previa LE minivan, exc. cond., pwr. feel very honored to have been given the opportu­ diameter and two 6" diameter, white w/ blue flower TV, color, Sharp brand, 13", works fine, $30. windows, dual air cond., $9,250/obo. 626/966-8218 nity to work in such an exciting and challenging designs; all four for $13/obo. 626/568-8298. 626/795-8340. or 818/953-6774, pgr. VACATION RENTALS environment. I have truly enjoyed working here CELL PHONE ACCESSORIES, conditioning charg­ TY BEANIE BABI ES: Princess and Erin bear, $150 '87 TOYOTA Camry, exc. cond., visiting scientist BIG BEAR, 7 mi. from slopes, full kitch., f/p, 2 bd., and wi ll miss all of you. Continue to make your er and 2 NiMH batteries for Audiovox models for the pair. 626/282-5380, Bertie, after 7p.m. 1 ba., sleeps 6, reasonable rates, 2-night min., no dreams come true! Fondly, departing USA, $2, 750. 626/432-6850. MVX401 /405/406, $50. 909/393-9586. TY BEAN IE BABIES: 5 bears, Princess Diana, smokers, no pets, exc. hiking, biking, fishing near­ Ann Marquez CHAIR, leather club, burg undy, $200. 626/795- Peace, Curly, Valentino, '97 Christmas bear, $150. by. 909/585-9026, Pat & Mary Ann Carroll. 6538. 963-9969. FREE BIG BEAR cabin, quiet area nr. village, 2 bd. sleeps FOR SALE CHINA, (6) Noritake 5-piece placesettings WASHER, family sz. , $130; REFRIGERATOR, $80, BABY ITEMS: bouncer, bathtub, ledges, clothes. 8, F/P, TVNCP, $75/night. 249-8515. 626/792-4696. AIR CONDITIONERS (2), Sears Kenmore window (Rothschild design). $200. 626/403-9002. 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WASHER, top of the line Whirlpool (2 speeds, 4 BIG BEAR LAKEFRONT luxury townhome, 2 decks, sips. 6, tennis, pool, spa. 714/786-6548. stand, $20; wicker chest, $10. 763-5550. $1 ,200, se ll $350/obo. 805/251-761 6. cycles, penn. press), needs new motor, $25/obo. located 3 blks ESE of NY/Hill, Altadena. 798 5152. KITTENS, CATS: to gd. home, healthy, used to CAMBRIA, ocean-front house, exc. view, sleeps up BEDSPREAD, double, eggshell/ivory, classic win­ DESK, perfect for home office, new, still in box, 626/568-8298. dogs. 626/791 -0809. to 4, $125/night for 2, $175/night for 4. 248-8853. dowpane quilted, brand new; pd. $125, sell $70. $300. 626/403-9002. WASHER/DRYER, Whirlpool washer lg. capacity, DRESS, for flower girl, sz. 7/8, white chiffon, temp. sensor, Kenmore dryer lg. capacity; both 4 KONA, Hawaii, on 166 ft. of oceanfront on Keauhou trimmed in white satin w/detachable peach/white yrs old, $150/ea. 626/792-4553. WANTED Bay, priv. house & guest house comfortably sip. 6; 3 flowery bow, peach/white flowery crown; white satin bd., 2 ba., swimming, snorkeling, fi shing, spectac. NOTICE TO gloves, sz. 7/8 and white satin basket; must see to BABYSITTER/HOUSEKEEPER, flexible salary, vws., nr. restaur. , golf, other attrac. 626/584-9632. apprec., $100. 626/798-0033. AUTOS I BOATS I must drive. 957-0252. LAKE TAHOE, north shore, 2 bd. , 2-1/2 ba. condo, ADVERTISERS FUTON, pine, twin w/mattress, $75. 626/796-6971. CARPOOLER, Arcadia/Temple City, 7:15-4:00. Ext. sleeps 6-7, grt. loc., all amen., priv. beach, pool, KENNEL (sky) for lg. dog, 30" high x 36" long x 24" MOTORCYCLES I RVs 4-1024, Shary DeVore. sauna, walk to golf, fishing 150 yds. fr. front door, 2 All housing and vehicle advertise­ wide, $35. 790-3299. '70 CHEVROLET El Camino, 350, orange, big tires, SLOT MACHINE, brass cash register, old firearms mi./north shore casinos, JPL June rates $550/wk.; ments require that the qualifying per­ MEAT GRINDER/CHOPPER/GRATER/SHRED­ exc. interior seats, 82,400 mi. , $3,500. 626/914- & other antique Americana. 991-6811 , Jerry. July/Aug, $650/wk. 626/355-3886. DER (prof.), orig. $500, sell $120/obo. "626/398- 6083. SPACE INFORMATION & memorabilia from U.S. & MAMMOTH condo, 2 bd. + loft, 3 ba. , sips 8, pool, son(s) placing the ad be listed as an 4960. COLUMBIA 24 sailboat w/North Sail roller fur line, other countries, past & present. 790-8523, Marc spa, full kitch., TVNCR, JPL disc. rates, walk to owner on the ownership documents. MOVING SALE, bl ack (pillowed back) sofa and genoa, 15 hp, lower end rebuilt, built-in sink and ice Rayman. Canyon Lodge. 249-8088. loveseat w/fine rose and teal lines, gd. cond., $270; chest. 909/986-1931 . MAMMOTH condo, sips. 5, shuttle nearby, $50 matching dining table w/smoked glass and 4 chairs, '96 FORD Exp lorer XLT, wht. , V6 , full pwr., 22K mi., LOST& FOUND Sun.-Thurs.; $65 Fri.-Sat.; downtown. 353-7839. vg cond., $275; entertain. ctr., black w/mirrored running brds. , exc. cond. , $20,500/obo. 249-0469. MAMMOTH condo, studio+ loft, 2 ba., frplc., Jacz., Gold JPL pen. Ext. 3-4050. front, exc. cond., $300; two end tables, smoked '92 FORD Explorer XLT, 1 owner, It. tan, 73K mi., Lost: sauna, game rm ., color cbl. TVNCR, fu ll kitch. Universe glass tops, black and brass stands, $50; cocktail ale, auto, pwr. windows/locks/steering, tilt, cruise, w/microwave, terrace, vw., amen., spring rates. table (no glass) free with end tables; wall unit, ply­ clean, exc. cond., new tires, $11 ,500. 248-6980. FOR RENT 714/870-1872. wood, 7 open shelves, SSO. 626/858-9730. '91 GEO Storm, 73K, dark blue, 5 spd, NC, MAMMOTH condo in Chamonix; 2 bd., 2 full ba., Editor ALTADENNN. LAKE area condo, 2 bd., 1 3/4 ba., ORGAN, Yamaha 415 electronic console w/13 ped­ AM/FM/cass., gd. cond., fun to drive, $3,900. 893- sips. 6, fully equipped elec. kitchen, incl. microwave fireplace and upgraded kitch., custom closets, cus­ Mark Whalen als, 3 keyboards, 144 rhythm patterns, pd. $7,500, 6084. & extras, tip & wood, color TV, VC R, FM stereo; tom patio, community pool, parking, and storage; sacrifice for $3,000. 790-3899. '89 GMC Suburban SL, ale, ps/b, 3/4 ton, towing sauna, game, & lndry. rm s.; pool, sun area, & old built in '81; very close to JPL, $975. 626/398-1988. Photos PAYERS (pavement bricks), 1/2" thick, red, 4" x 8" pkg., etc., 86,000 orig. owner mi., new tires, recent Jacuzzis; play & BBQ areas; conv. to shops, hiking, GLENDALE house, channing, 2 rms. avail. in grt. x 0.5'', perfect for walkways, quantity of 550. $0.13 upper eng. rebuild, exc. cond., $8,200/obo; '89 summer events. 249-8524. JPL Photo Lab neighbh'd. {nr. GCC); cent. air/heat, fireplace, hard­ ea. or $70 for the whole seVobo. 626/568-8298. BAYLINER Capri 1950 bow-rider, inboard/outboard, MAMMOTH, Snowcreek, 2 bd., 2 ba., + loft, sleeps wd. floors, lg . bkyd. w/lemon tree; avail. 7/1, PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGER, Seiko 4 cyl. GMC marine eng., AM/FM cass., >30 hrs. 6-8, fully equipd. kitch. incl. microwave, D/W; cable, Universe is published every other $550/ea. 243-5369, Stacey. "Phone-Pal", $25. 790-3 899. total run time, exc. cond., orig. owner, incl. skis, VCR, phone, balcony w/mtn vw., Jacz., sauna, Friday by the Public Affairs Office GLENDORA, young professional looking for same PRINTER, Panasonic KX-P2023, 24-pin , tractor ropes, vests, etc. , $5,800/obo; both for $13,000. st reams, fishponds, close to Mammoth Creek, JPL to split huge home w/l g. fenced yd in very quiet cul­ feed, line printer, like new, w/manual and software + 352-4102. discount. 626/798-9222 or 626/794-0455. of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, de-sac, gardener incl. , extra rm . is a fully equipped box of feed paper, $55. 626/398-4960. '95 HONDA Accord EX, gold pkg., polished alloy MAUI condo, on beach w/ocean view, 25 ft. from California Institute of Technology, office, 20 miles/JPL, $425 + 1/2 expenses, pets OK. RECORDS, approx. 225 12-in. singles in fair cond., rims, cass. & CD player, sunroof, green, tan int., 626/335-4409. surf, 1 bd. w/loft, compl. furn., incl. phone, color TV, ·4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, new wave and funk dance music mostly from the super clean, 54,000 mi. , $17,500. 549-9108, Mike. MONTEREY PARK, bright, airy, spacious rm ., lots VCR, microwave, dishwasher, pool & priv. lanai, '80s; $50/obo. 626/969-9276. '86 HONDA Accord, 4D sedan, 115 K mi. , auto, CA 91109. of closet space + storage, quiet, tree-lined area, 15 sips. 4, 4/15-12/14 rate $95/nite/2, 12/15-4/14 rate SOFA & LOVESEAT , light gray, gd. cond., $150. A/C, ·AM/FM/cass., cruise, orig. owner, recent trans­ min./Lab, S98/wk. 626-280-7659. $110/nite/2, $10/nite/add'I person, less 10% JPL & 626/403-9002. mission/ale compress/wat pump/CV boots, exc. Ads must be submitted on ad cards, N. ALHAMBR A area, lg. 1-bd. duplex in gd. resi­ Caltech disc. 949/348-8047. SOFTWARE: Snappy Video 3.0, brand new, $49 cond, $2,999. 909/592-2279. available at the ERC and the dental area, 700 sq. ft., clean, carpeted , 1-car OCEANSIDE, on the sand, charming 1 bd.+ condo, {never used); Adobe Photodelux, new, $20; '85 HONDA Shadow 700cc, V-Twin, shaft drive, gar.,stove, window ale, refrig. ; water, trash + gar­ panoramic view, walk to pier/marina, pool, spa, Universe office, Bldg. 186-118, or via Microsoft Word {new, in pkg.) full ve rsion $49, automatic valve adj., water cooled, exc. tires, low dener prov., $600. 818/683-9935, eves. game rm . 714/786-6548. upgrade $35; COLOR SCANNER, flat top, brand e-mail to [email protected]. maint., reliable, gd. cond., red and black, $1,800. PASADENA, beau. condo to share, great loc. , close PACIFIC GROVE hse, 3 bd., 2 ba., fp, cable tv/vcr, new, $79; LAPTOP, new, modem, 12.1" active 626/794-0886, Ted. to Old Town/Caltech, furn. master bd. w/attached stereo/CD, well-eqpd. kitch. w/microwv, beaut. furn, E-mail ads are limited to six lines. matrix, 2.1 GB HD, 16 MB RAM, all bells/whistles, '90 JEEP Cherokee Laredo 4 x 4, exc. cond., 4.0L, ba. , f/p, pool, Jacz. & sec. prking, water, gas and close to golf, bches, 17 Mile Dr, Aquarium, Cannery $1,200 firm , used only twice. 626/335-4409. new tires, am/fm cass., tow pkg. , all pwr, tinted win­ trash pd., avail. 7/18, $495+1/2 elec. 626/405-2348. Row, JPL discnt. (626) 441-3265. Ads are due at 2 p.m. on the SPRINKER VALVE ADAPTERS, l awn Genie auto­ dows, ale, org. owner, very clean; $8,700/obo. PASADENA, E. Del Mar, across/Caltech, 1 bd. in nice ROSARITO BEACH condo., 2 bd, 2 ba, ocean vw., Monday after publication for the matic, model 756LG 3/4, new, $1 Olea. 790-3899. 213/257-9732. 3-bd., 1 ba. townhouse; tum., lndry, shrd ba., all hse pool, tennis, 20 miles south of border, priv. parking, STAIR STEPPER, Quantum, w/digital display following issue. '85 JEEP Cherokee, 4WD, 2dr., manual, air, CD, privileges, nice bckyd, garage, vg garden, no pets; long short walk to beach. 626/794-3906. (s hows calories burned, etc)., vg cond. , $45; 125K mi. , new brakes, rebuilt trans., $3,200/obo. tenn prfrd, avail. July 1; $320 + 1/3 utils. 626/795-5284. S. LAKE TAHOE KEYS waterfront home, 4 bd./3 SKYLIGHT, Gordon, 4' x 4' curb-mount, new in box, For change of address, contact 626/577-9364, Ben. PASADENA, 1 bd. cottage w/priv. fenced yd., nr. ba., sips. 12+; ti p on 2 levels, decks overlook priv. $80/obo. 626/794-6860, eves. '89 MAZDA MX-6 GT turbo, gray ext.Iburg. int., fast, WalnuVHill, small, cute, H/W floors, new paint, new dock & lifts; gourmet kitch.; bikes, sail & paddle your section office or the HRS SWEATER, Coogi, from Australi a, new, $325 at moonroof, ABS, pwr. everything, trailer hitch, ba., st. prkng. on ly; S625 incl. water, stove, ref. boats, 3 color TVs, VCR, stereo w/tape & disk; Nordstrom; sell $100. 790-3899. Help Desk at ext. 4-9559 (on-Lab AM/FM/cass/10 CD, 75,000 mi. , $5,ooo. 213/259- 626/797-9765, Scott. indoor/outdoor pools, hot tub & beach; 8 lighted ten­ personnel) or Xerox Business TABLE, round 42" dinette, w/smoked glass and 4 8604. nis cts.; 10 min. to skiing, casinos, golf; 1 hr. to wine blue velour chairs, one chair needs work, $65/or Services at (626) 844-4102 (for MAZDA 929, 75K mi., auto, leather, moonrf., ale, country; $995/wk. for high season (June 15-Sept. table only $55; color TV, 13", working cond. w/gd. am/fm/cass., tilt wheel, cruise, pwr. windows. 352-2502. REAL ESTATE 15; Nov. 22-Mar. 1), + $90 cleaning fee; 3-day min. picture, $35. 626/357-6155. JPL retirees and others). '78 MERCEDES 450 SLC coupe, professionally BIG BEAR, new cabin 2 blocks from lake, 2 bd., 2 626/578-1503, Jim Douglas. June 12, 1998 Airborne radar hunts clouds for r11 climate clues Pasadena, California Vol. 28, No. 13 June 26, 1998 Scientists will compare data with measurements New JPL technology gives early taken by satellite and ground-based sensors emergency warning to motorists million dollar lawsuits against cities and By JOHN G. WATSON states," he added. By MARY HARDIN A new traffic technology can warn motorists Davidson, a former marketing executive, In an effort to better understand clouds quickly of rapidly approaching emergency vehi­ has first-hand experience with the dangers of and how they affect our environment, a cles and trains. The Emergency Vehicle Early high-speed vehicles: He was driving his car NASA DC-8 aircraft recently flew an air­ Warning Safety System, or E-ViEWS, devel­ once when it was almost broadsided by a fire borne radar system designed to study the oped with the assistance of JPL's Technology truck at a Los Angeles intersection. structure of clouds, including cloud liquid Affiliates Program, is particularly timely given Through the Technology Affiliates water content. the increasing incidence of police chases. Program, large and small businesses can work During the flights over the southern United The system equips em~rgency vehicles with with JPL engineers to solve specific tasks. States, NASA's Airborne Cloud Radar is look­ transponders that communicate via microwave Upon joining this innovative program, E-Lite ing at clouds in an attempt to better understand with receivers on large visual displays was paired with JPL engineers with specialized how clouds warm or cool Earth's atmosphere deployed on the mastarms above the centers of expertise to solve engineering design issues. and how the presence of clouds influences the intersections. As the vehicles approach the Vehicle symbols on E-ViEWS' visual screen These included not only E-ViEWS' customized world's climate. intersections, signal lights turn yellow, then at traffic signals appear to move across the transponders, but also comprehensive designs red, for cross-traffic, and approaching drivers displays, synchronized with the actual emer­ that blend with existing city communications "Clouds represent a scientific puzzle that gency vehicles' movements. researchers have been trying to piece togeth­ also view flashing vehicle symbols on the visu­ infrastructures. E-ViEWS is now being further er for centuries," said Dr. Fuk Li, principal al displays. refined with an eye toward installation of investigator for the cloud radar at JPL. These active displays, linked to the demonstration models in large metropolitan "Scientists still don't know very much about receivers, inform drivers of the direction from U.S. cities from the mid-1980s to 1995 alone," areas. the internal, vertical structures of clouds, and which emergency traffic is approaching or explained Jim Davidson, president and CEO of The Technology Affiliates Program is just that leads to uncertainties in weather and cli­ departing the intersection. The vehicle symbols E-Lite Limited of Agoura Hills, which devel­ one of several JPL technology transfer pro­ mate predictions. Using the cloud radar, we appear to move across the displays, synchro­ oped the system. grams designed to bring the benefits of the will be able to study clouds in a new way that nized with the actual emergency vehicles' "Emergency vehicles present a serious space program to American industry. For fur­ will help us understand their structure like movements. traffic hazard to themselves, other vehicles ther information, visit the Commercial never before. Once we have the cloud verti­ "More than 156,000 accidents involving and pedestrians while passing against cross Technology Program's home page at http://tech­ cal structure information, atmospheric scien­ emergency vehicles occurred at intersections in traffic through an intersection, causing multi- trans.jpl.nasa.gov/tu.html . D tists will have a much better handle on long­ term predictions of weather and climate change." The cloud radar experiment was installed last month looking downward in the tail area of the DC-8, based at NASA's Dryden Flight Another cold winter morning on Mars Research Center, Edwards, Calif. The DC-8 then flew to Tinker Air Force Base near The latest images from the Mars Oklahoma City, the origination point of this Global Surveyor spacecraft show the series of missions in which the radar collects onset of winter in the Martian north­ cloud data while the plane flies above the ern hemisphere. At right is the north­ clouds. ern Tharsis region, imaged on June Scientists will compare these data with mea­ 1 during Mars Global Surveyor's surements taken by satellite and ground-based 339th orbit about the planet. The giant volcano Olympus Mons is at sensors, including the Department of Energy's left, and one of the Tharsis Montes Southern Great Plains Cloud and Radiation volcanoes, Ascraeus Mons, is at Testbed, a series of instruments spread across right. Another volcano, Alba Patera, north central Oklahoma and south central is lurking under the haze and clouds Kansas. at the top of the image. Olympus The radar, taking vertical measurements of Mons is about 550 kilometers (340 ,, the clouds from above, operates at 94 gigahertz, miles) wide. Mars Global Surveyor is ' making it sensitive to cloud particles. The currently in a fixed 11.5-hour orbit instrument transmits radar energy, which around Mars, coming as close as 170 kilometers (106 miles) above the bounces off the cloud particles and is reflected planet's surface during each loop­ back towards the aircraft. The radar measure­ ing orbit. The spacecraft will resume ments will be combined with information pro­ aerobraking to lower and circularize vided by other sensors to help analyze the prop­ its orbit for the start of the mapping erties of the clouds observed. mission in mid-March 1999. More This experiment has flown twice before images are available online at aboard the DC-8 while still under development. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov . The DC-8's unique features make it an ideal PIA01435 platform for examining cloud structures, according to DC-8 mission manager Chris Jennison of Dryden. "The DC-8 was selected because it is the only aircraft that is capable of this mission in More than 200,000 names to board Stardust for ride to comet terms of altitude, speed, range and capacity for carrying scientists onboard," Jennison said. By MARY BETH MURRILL Lab. Writing on the microchip is so small that already been installed on the spacecraft, which "Since scientists can fly on the aircraft, they can about 80 letters would equal the width of a is being assembled at Lockheed Martin operate their experiments themselves." JPL's Stardust mission, scheduled to launch human hair. Once inscribed, the names can be Astronautics in Denver. This Airborne Cloud Radar flight series is on a round-trip to a comet next February, has read only with the aid of an electron microscope. Interest has heightened recently in Stardust expected to total 20 flight hours. The experi­ received messages from more than 200,000 peo­ The home page and a project-sponsored net­ and other NASA comet and asteroid projects ment is designed to test several hypotheses and ple who want their names electronically work of educators across the country are two of the with the promotion of Hollywood movies that techniques related to satellite remote sensing of engraved on the second of two microchips that main efforts Stardust is using to bring information center on fictional comet and asteroid impacts extensive, long-lasting, non-precipitating layers will fly onboard the spacecraft. about the mission, its science plans and eventual with Earth. Names are being gathered in coop­ of cloud in the middle and upper troposphere­ Stardust's prime mission is to return a sam­ discoveries to as broad an audience as possible. eration with the National Space Society, atmosphere up to about 11 kilometers (seven ple of comet dust to Earth in 2006. Scientists have long sought a direct sample of Paramount Studios and Dreamworks Inc. miles) from Earth's surface. The "Send Your Name to a Comet" effort has a comet particle because these icy bodies are Names may only be submitted electronically It is expected that this instrument will be drawn attention around the world as people sub­ thought to be nearly pristine examples of the orig­ and may be sent to the Stardust home page at used in upcoming field experiments to better mit their names to the Stardust web page via the inal material from which the sun and planets were http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov. Those submitting their understand cloud-climate processes. One Internet, said Aimee Whalen, public outreach born 4.6 billion years ago. Stardust's mission is to names are granting permission for the Stardust such planned experiment is the Tropical coordinator for the Stardust Project at JPL. travel to within 150 kilometers (100 miles) of the project and its partners to use the names submitted Cirrus Experiment- called CRYSTAL­ "People are excited at the idea of their names nucleus of Comet Wild-2 (pronounced "Vilt-2"), in possible future exhibits and/or publications. planned for 2001. Eventually this instrument flying on the Stardust spacecraft," Whalen said. gather comet dust particles and deliver them back Stardust, managed for NASA's Space will be flown on satellite platforms designed "By submitting their names to the microchip, to Earth. En route to the comet, Stardust will Science Division, is a collaborative partnership to observe Earth's climate processes from participants become vicarious passengers on a attempt to capture interstellar particles that are between the University of Washington, space. space voyage that they can follow over the next believed to be blowing through the solar system. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, and IPL/Caltech. JPL developed the Airborne Cloud Radar in seven years." The project hopes to exhibit the In January 2006, mission plans call for the Stardust is the fourth mission to be chosen under conjunction with the University of Massa­ names in a museum after the comet sample has Stardust sample return capsule to parachute to a NASA's Discovery Program of low-cost solar chusetts, Amherst; Colorado State University, returned to Earth, she said. designated landing spot in the Utah desert. system projects, and follows the Mars Ft. Collins; and Pennsylvania State University, The names are electronically etched onto a The first Stardust microchip, which con­ Pathfinder, Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Philadelphfa. D fingernail-size silicon chip at JPL's Microdevices tained 136,000 names collected last fall, has (NEAR) and Lunar Prospector missions. D 2

a Personal Fitness Log, along with a For more information, call hours, attracts radio enthusiasts list of categories for competition in Occupational Health Services at ext. nationwide. The JPL/Caltech club has areas such as walking, running, 4-3320. D historically placed high in the "top weight training, swimming, etc., and 10" list nationwide in the annual com­ the distance required for the partici­ The JPL and Caltech Amateur petition, according to club member The winners of JPL's Notable Section 622: Bonnie Miller, Jane pant to meet each day. Radio Clubs will be participating in a Bob Polansky. Organizational Value-Added (NOVA) Lee, John Schofield. Participants are able to go at their yearly emergency preparedness exer­ He said the club plans to field six awards for May have been announced: Section 623: Richard Parker. own pace and keep track of their exer­ cise called Field Day June 27 and 28 stations utilizing voice, Morse code Section 100: Adriana Wall. · Section 642: David Klein. cise routine or distances achieved atop Mount Gleason, located about 48 and digital communications. Section 311: Robert Aster, Section 900: Richard Mathison, either weekly or monthly. Completed kilometers (30 miles) north of JPL. For more information, contact Jennifer Caetta, Christine Chang, Michael Rodrigues. logs are to be mailed to Occupational The event, which will begin at 11 Polansky at ext. 4-4940 or Jay Nasser Golshan, Muthu Jeganathan, Section 910: Krista Kelly, Warren Health Services by Sept. 4. a.m. on June 27 and continue for 24 Holladay at ext. 4-7758. D Chi-Wung Lau, Andrew Makovsky, Martin, Rodney Rohla, Shirley Sakina Marvi, Annie Parkhurst, Wolff. James Rucker, Keith Scott, Michael Section 920: Julian Breidentha, Sheha, Martin Slade III, Ilene Steen, Roberta Buckmaster, Fred Mclaugh­ Ramona Tung, Colleen Tyler, Victor lin. Vilnrotter, Lee Ann Voisinet­ Section 930: Bennie Falin, Anderson, Angie Zevallos. Amber Garza, Armond Salazar. Section 344: Kenneth Crabtree, Section 940: Mark Romejko, Harvey Horiuchi, Edward Kopf Jr., Joseph Statman. Brian Lau, Minnie Perry, Adrian Section 950: Veloris Pickett. Stoica, Antonio Ulloa-Severino, John Section 980: Andrea Angrum. Waters. Section 990: Timothy Mata. D Section 354: Sang Chung, Gani Ganapathi, Brett Kennedy, Naresh The ERC's annual picnic on Aug. Dr. Matthew Golombek Brian Muirhead Donna Shirley Tony Spear Rohatgi, Lawrence Wade. 1 will be held this year for the first Section 387: Elizabeth Romo. time at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Section 391: Carol Scott, John Park. Pathfinder leaders take their place among the stars Tullius. The picnic will be held from 10 incredible number of Mars rocks and Section 394: Yolanda Walton. a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Park Pavilion By DIANE AINSWORTH naming them, we felt it appropriate to NASA HONORS SPEAR Section 395: Shakti Walia. area and will include food, games and Four asteroids have been named in name some neighboring Mars rocks Section 642: Jerry Harter. entertainment. JPL employees and X2000 project manager3u1.d foi;.; honor of key team members of the for these four Pathfinder Mars­ Section 910: Linda Scott. their guests can then venture into the mer Mars Pathfinder j:)l,"o)ect ITI~ll; Mars Pathfinder mission that landed keteers," Helin said. ager Tony Spear wasJGale, Da Tickets will be distributed at the pic­ who has dedicated her career to the efforts in designing the first roving Kuang, Ronald Muellerschoen, · nic entrance. A JPL badge must be 7 miles) in diameter, or roughly the discovery and tracking of near-Earth vehicle on another planet, Helin said. Donovan Spitzmesser, Jeffrey shown as ID, and the badge holder same size as the Chixculub asteroid asteroids. The recipients received The asteroid is currently setting in the Srinivasan, Jeffrey Tien, Sien-Chong must escort his/her party into the pic­ which is believed to have plummeted honorary plaques in a ceremony host­ west at about magnitude 17 .5. Wu, Lawrence Young. nic area. Parking vouchers are avail­ to Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs ed by JPL Director Dr. Edward Stone. Asteroid Tony Spear is a fast-mov­ Section 349: Sylvia Chavez. able for $3 (reg. $6). D 65 million years ago. In a highly "After exploring and studying an ing body, about 5 to 12 kilometers (3 to Section 351: Edward Bailey, See Pathfinder, page 3 Patricia Barley, Herbert B!ackhall, The Occupational Health Services Steven Cole, James Hix, Julie Ispirian, Office reminds JPL personnel that nificant discoveries was that of aster­ Louis Johnson, Heidy Kelman, Paul NASA's annual Fitness Challenge, Helin honored for asteroid work oid (2026) Aten, the first asteroid Kresch, C. Eric Kurzweil, Robert Losey, which has been in progress for three Eleanor Helin, principal investi­ found to have an orbit smaller than Frank Loya, Patrick Martin, Robert months, is still open. gator for the Near-Earth Asteroid the Earth. Orens, Robert Sinclair, Adolfo Valerin, The program, free of entry fees, Tracking Program (NEAT), has been With a powerful new real-time Paul Van Velzer, William Vialpando, runs through Aug. 31 and is intended inducted into the Women in Science analysis system, development of two Cheng-Hsiang Wan, Harley Wmter. to motivate all Americans to become and Technology Hall of Fame. new charge-coupled device (CCD) Section 391: Joseph Hunt Jr. , more physically active throughout The premiere award for women in cameras and longer observational Frank Leppla, David Morris, Kathryn life, emphasizing regular exercise science and technology worldwide, runs each .month, NEAT will be able Sturdevant. rather than outstanding performance. the Hall of Fame was launched in to double the amount of nightly sky Section 393: Sandy Gutheinz, NASA's Healthy People Fitness 1996 to recognize, honor and pro­ coverage and number of discoveries Joseph Jacob, Jason Johnson, Marian Goal seeks to have 30 percent of its mote outstanding contributions in the near future. Kuri, Michael Levesque, Deborah employees exercising regularly by women make to the scientific and Helin was one of five women to Mahoney, Paul Ottenfeld, Judith the year 2000. technological communities and soci­ be named the Women in Science and Ryken, Florin Sixt, Wei-Min Wang, The gymnasium in Building 180 ety at large. Technology Hall of Fame this year Lynn Weissman, Alvin Willems, has been designed to encourage phys­ Helin has been active in planetary during June 25 ceremonies at the Steve Yee. ical fitness at JPL, and can be used by science and astronomy for more than organization's 1998 technology Section 394: Sandra Buchan, JPL employees as a vehicle for ·par­ three decades at JPL and Caltech. In summit in Santa Clara, Calif. Ehsanollah Hessar-Amiri, Norman ticipation in the Fitness Challenge. the early 1970s, Helin initiated the Eleanor Helin Previous inductees include Donna Lamarra, Harold Minuskin, Richard To enter, pick up a "Presidential Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Shirley, manager of JPL's Mars Redden, Michael Scharf. Sports Award" brochure from Survey (PCAS) from Palomar thousands of asteroids of all types, Exploration Program, and JPL Section 621: Steve Ogle, Nancy Occupational Health Services, Observatory, and that program has including 100 near-Earth asteroids Distinguished Visiting Scientist Walizer, Patrick Thompson, John Davis. Building 263. The brochure contains been responsible for the discovery of and 17 comets. One of the most sig- Marcia Neugebauer. D

against the San Di!!go Padres. Tickets are $12. JPL Dance Club-Clogging class will be held Ongoing at noon in Building 300-217. Thursday, July 9 JPL Dance Club-Meeting at noon in Building 300-217. JPL Gun Club- Meeting at noon in Building Alcoholics Anonymous-Meeting at 11:30 a.m. JPL Dance Club-Clogging class will be held 183-328. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays (women only) and at noon in Building 300-217. Fridays. For more information, call Occupational Health Services at ext. 4-3319. Tuesday, June 30 Tuesday, July 7 Friday, July 10 Codependents Anonymous-Meeting at noon "Asset Allocation and How to Estimate every Wednesday. For more information, call Future Income"-Presented by the Benefits JPL Gamers Club-Meeting at noon m Bastille Day-The JPL French Club will cele­ Occupational Health Services at ext. 4-3319. Office at 10 a.m and 2 p.m in the Building Building 301-227. brate the event with a dinner at Caltech's 167 cafeteria, northeast corner. Seating will Athenaeum. For information and . reservations, Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Support Group­ be limited. Call Patrice Houlemard at ext.4- Meets the first and third Fridays of the month at call Nicole Petrens at ext. 4-9189 or (626) 284- 2549 for information. noon in Building 111 -117. For more informa­ Wednesday, July 8 7592. tion, call employee assistance counselor Cynthia Cooper at ext. 4-3680 or Randy Herrera at ext. "The Age of Opportunity: America at the JPL Dance Club-Meeting at noon in Building 3-0664. Wednesday, July 1 Millennium"-Pulitzer Prize-winning jour­ 300-217. nalist, best-selling author and television com­ Santana/Los Lobos-Last day to purchase Parent Support Group- Meets the fourth Associated Retirees of JPL/Caltech-Meeting at mentator Haynes Johnson will discuss his cur­ tickets at the ERC for a night of rock and roll, Tuesday of the month at noon. For location, call 10 a.m. at the Caltech Credit Union, 528 rent research into the influences of technology, jazz and traditional music of Mexico to be per­ Jayne Dutra at ext. 4-6400. Foothill Blvd., La Canada. science and politics on the American character. formed at the Greek Theatre Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. At 4:45 p.m. in von Karman Auditorium. Senior Caregivers Support Group-Meets the JPL Drama Club-Meeting at noon m Tickets are $38.25. second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at Building 301-127. JPL Drama Club-Meeting at noon in "The Greatest Show on Earth"- Last day to 6:30 p.m. at the Senior Care Network, 837 S. Fair Building 301-127. Oaks Ave., Pasadena, conference room #1. For purchase tickets at the ERC for Ringling more information, call (626) 397-3110. JPL Toastmasters Club- Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, to be Thursday, July 2 in the Building 167 conference room. held at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on Saturday, July 25 at 11 a.m. or at the Arrowhead Friday, June 26 Dodgers Baseball-Last day to purchase tick­ SESPD Lecture Series-Dr. Tom Luchik will Pond of Anaheim on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:30 ets at the ERC for the July 14, 7:05 p.m. game discuss the Wide-Field Infrared Explorer p.m. Tickets for the L.A. performance are $16 Dodgers Baseball-Last day to purchase tick­ against the San Francisco Giants. Tickets are (WIRE) Project at 11 a.m. in von Karman (reg. $18.50) and tickets for Anaheim are $15 ets at the ERC for the July 10, 7:05 p.m. game $12. Auditorium. (reg. $18.50). June 26, 1998 3 Integrated space microelectronics center debuts revolutionary computing technolo­ By JOHN G. WATSON Cutting ribbon to dedicate the Center for Integrated Space gies for spacecraft control. Dedication ceremonies were held Microelectronics are, from left, The center is part of JPL's June 5 for JPL's new Center for Dr. Les Deutsch of the Space Advanced Deep Space System Integrated Space Microelectronics. and Earth Science Programs Development Program, also known The 465-square-meter (5,000- Directorate's Program Planning as X2000, whose mandate is the Office; Dr. Bill Weber, director, delivery of new generations of modu­ square-foot) facility in Building 303- Engineering and Science 313 will be used for the design, Directorate; Dr. Leon Alkalai, lar, multi-mission spacecraft buses to development, rapid prototyping and manager of the new center; and diverse NASA programs. These integration of autonomous microsys­ Dr. Charles Elachi, director, include the ·New Millennium tems. Space and Earth Science Program's Deep Space 4/Champol­ The NASA budget request issued Programs Directorate. Below, lion mission and the Outer Planets in February has allocated $10 million Alkalai shows visitors the Project's Europa Orbiter, Pluto­ X2000 Distributed Avionics to the center for this fiscal year and Kuiper Express and Solar Probe. Dr. Cheick Diarra Testbed. In foreground, $15 million per year for the next sev­ Application Specific Integrated The center's contributions will eral fiscal years. Circuit designer Ryan Fukuhara enable X2000's integrated, miniatur­ "The center will lead the way in runs a testbed demonstration. ized, autonomous spacecraft systems the development of what could be for deep space and Earth-orbiting Diarra named PHOTOS COURTESY OF HEIDI LUU called 'thinking' micro-spacecraft of missions. the future," said Dr. Leon Alkalai, The center will deliver X2000's UNESCO who heads up the center. "The work avionics systems, with the goal of that goes on at the center will be at developing breakthrough technolo­ the very heart of space exploration gies for "avionics on a chip" by inte­ ambassador for the 21st century." grating computer, telecommunica­ Dr. Cheick Diarra, manager of the The center's goal is leadership in tions, navigation, power management Mars Exploration Directorate's integrated microsystems, advanced and sensor technologies into a single Education and' Public Outreach space avionics and computing tech­ micro-unit by 2006. Office, has been inaugurated the 19th nologies for future deep space mis­ The center will also contribute to goodwill ambassador of the United sions. Its primary focus is the devel­ each subsequent generation of X2000 Nations Educational, Scientific and opment of highly miniaturized, inte­ spacecraft design, addressing such chal­ Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to grated and autonomous space lenges as science payload accommoda­ the continent of Africa. microsystems. These include such tion, avionics scalability, temperature His appointment was announced technologies as "systems on a chip," control, power constraints, propulsive May 12 by UNESCO Director advanced nanodevices and nanos­ capability and spacecraft autonomy. General Federico Mayor and repre­ tructures, reconfigurable and evolv­ Further information is available at sents several firsts in this organiza­ able hardware, modular software and http://cism.jpl.nasa.gov . 0 tion's 50-year history of promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and com­ The Laboratory has dedicated the that communicate through the Deep tered, having once been housed on munication. Diarra, who was born in New SFOF Space Flight Operations Facility's Space Network. different floors in Building 230 as Mali, West Africa, is the first ambas­ new Deep Space Operations Center. Telecommunications and Mission well as in Building 525 off-Lab. sador originally from Africa, the first Also known as the "darkroom," Operations Directorate lead engineer He said another difference in the from the sciences and the first 'darkroom' the facility on the first floor of Joe Gleason spearheaded the effort, facility is that it is now operated under American citizen to hold the post. Building 230 links more than 800 which will result in more efficient contract to AlliedSignal and OAO Corp. In his role as an ambassador for computer workstations worldwide operations due to the collocation of At the dedication ceremony in late science and technology education, dedicated five mission-critical teams-for mis­ May, JPL Director Dr. Edward Stone Diarra, who holds a doctorate in sion control, data system operations, noted he was pleased that the consol­ mechanical engineering from Howard multimission data management, com­ idation of mission operations support University, Washington, D.C., will be munications control and network teams was accomplished without any working toward establishing a univer­ operation control-into the dark­ service interruptions to flight pro­ sity in Africa with a strong science room. Teams were previously scat- jects. 0 curriculum. He also will be involved in efforts to raise public awareness of the importance of science and mathe­ matics to global peace and technolog­ Galileo manager ical advancement as society moves into a new millennium. O'Neil honored Diarra joins other UNESCO ambassadors such as actress by Space Society Catherine Deneuve, Brazilian soccer star Pele and French musician Jean­ Bill O'Neil, project manager for Michel Jarre in their efforts to enrich JPL's eight-year Galileo primary mis­ the educational, scientific and cultur­ sion that was successfully completed in al fabric of the global community. December 1997, has been honored He joined JPL in 1988 as a mis­ with the first annual Lunar Gateway sion designer. He has calculated the Award by a chapter of the National spacecraft trajectories of such flight PHOTO BY DUTCH SLAGER I JPL PHOTO LAB Space Society. The award, presented by projects as the Magellan mission to JPL Director Dr. Edward Stone cuts ribbon to dedicate the new Space Flight the Lunar Reclamation Society, cites Venus, the Ulysses mission to the Operations Facility's Deep Space Operations Center as Telecommunications poles of the Sun, the Galileo mission and Mission Operations Director Gael Squibb looks on. See O'Neil, page 4 Bill O'Neil to Jupiter and the Mars Observer mis­ sion. Diarra also worked as navigator on the Mars Pathfinder mission design team. Currently he is working AROUND THE LABORATORY on international collaboration for future missions to Mars. 0 It's JPL's fault Pathfinder Continued from page 2 By TOM FARR The fault plane tilts down to the north and has a thin clay layer right inclined orbit of 21.2 degrees to the Earth and Space Sciences ecliptic plane, Spear's namesake aster­ Division at the contact. If you continue north along the stream, the granitic rocks oid "gives us good reason to pray that One of JPL's faults is once again gradually lose their greenish color it doesn't come too close to Earth in visible, after being buried for many and become the more familiar gray the near future," Helin said. years. of the mountains behind. Golombek's stellar keepsake, 6456 This fault is of the geological The Sierra Madre fault is the Golombek, is 2 to 4 kilometers (1 to variety and is named the Sierra place where the San Gabriel 2.5 miles) in diameter, traveling in a Madre fault. It is located in the Mountains behind JPL push up and 3.2-year orbit around the sun. With a Arroyo Seco, just north of the south over the valley below. brightness at a current magnitude of bridge to the east parking lot. It's Earthquakes on this fault over tens 15.9, this chunk of rock is one of the visible because the recent heavy of thousands of years have created larger near-Earth asteroids in the list rains have eroded about 2 meters of the mountains. Unfortunately, of known Earth-approaching bodies. Its closest approach is well inside the sediment from the streambed, geologists have been un able to PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM FARR exposing the fault plane. determine when the fault last orbit of Mars. Eventually, it could pos­ The best way to see the fault moved in this area. A date for the This is a view of the Sierra Madre fault from the east bank of the Arroyo sibly cross the path of Earth's orbit. close-up is to scramble down the gravel unit over which the granitic Seco stream, looking back toward JPL. The fault is the slanting contact Asteroid Muirhead is another Mars­ between the cemented gravel on the left and the light material (altered embankment at the JPL end of the rocks have been thrust would help, crossing asteroid, a mountain-sized, 5- granitic rock) on the right. The stream recently eroded down about 2 to 9-kilometer-diameter (about 3- to 6- bridge and go under the bridge but dating gravel deposits is notori­ meters (6 feet), revealing this rocky bank and exposing the fault. along the stream for about 10 ously difficult. mile) body that travels in a highly meters north of the bridge. The fault Geologists have been digging inclined, eccentric orbit. is in the streambank and appears as trenches across the fault for a num­ observe. see what you have seen. The fault is JPL's asteroid tracking project, a sharp contact between greenish, ber of years around Pasadena in If you visit the fault, please take also visible from the bridge, espe­ known as the Near-Earth Asteroid altered granitic rocks to the north the hope of learning more about care with the loose footing. Also, cially in morning light. Be careful Tracking (NEAT) system, has stepped and dark reddish gravel deposits to this important feature. Now we please disturb the exposure as little of traffic, as there is no sidewalk on up work in the field of near-Earth object the south. have a great natural exposure to as possible so others will be able to the north side of the bridge. 0 detection and cataloging with addition­ al funding from its NASA sponsor within the Office of Space Science. 0 June 26, 1998 4

Memorial services were held June Lab firefighters Passings 3 at Douglas & Zook Mortuary in Monrovia. D collect funds to Chester Nussey, 67, a retired senior instrument specialist in John Walsh, 70, a retired mem­ aid burn victims Section 351 , died of cancer April 30 ber of the technical staff in Section at his home in Texas. 351, died of cancer June 3 at his A caravan of firefighting vehicles Nussey joined JPL in 1967 and home in Camas Valley, Ore. rolled into JPL the morning of June retired in 1984. He is survived by his Walsh worked at JPL from 12. There was no emergency, but daughter Bonnie and son Gary. 1979-89. He is survived by his son there was still an important mission Memorial services were held in John. at hand. his hometown of Snyder, Texas. D Services were held in his home­ Members of the JPL fire depart­ town. D ment joined firefighters from several Jacques Pirotton, 69, a retired local fire agencies during the maintenance electrician in Section Martha Schmoe-Henopp, 45, a Firefighters Quest for Burn 662, died of heart failure May 28 at technical staff aid in Section 323, Survivors' travels throughout his home in Huntington Park. died of cancer June 5 at her home in Southern California that day. The Pirotton worked at the Laboratory Wrightwood. organization made JPL one of its from 1984-96. He is survived by his Schmoe-Henopp had been with

many stops in collecting funds PHOTO BY DUTCH SLAGER I JPL PHOTO LAB wife, Liliane, son Daniel, daughters JPL since 1987. She is survived by donated and collected by firefighters Cecelia Hardy and Isabelle Gray, and her husband, Wayne, son Michael, and others to help those injured in JPL firefighters present a $600 check to the Quest for Burn Survivors seven grandchildren. daughters Heidi Lahn, Amy Duffy fundraiser during the organization's visit to JPL June 12. From left are fires. Burial was at Rose Hills and Beverly Livermore, and five Glendale firefighter Bill Jensen, JPL Fire Captain Gary Edmonds, JPL fire­ JPL firefighter Keith Knipschild fighters Chris Munro and Keith Knipschild, KNBC anchorwoman Kelly Memorial Park in Whittier. D grandchildren. presented the organization with a Mack, JPL firefighters Steve Cueto, Peter Leong and Michael Tyler. Cremation services were held check for $600. Among those on Lennor Gresham, 49, supervisor June 8. D hand for the dedication was Glendale $75,000 was almost halfway to its Madre, San Gabriel, San Marino and of the Precision Motion Control firefighter Bill Jensen, who was target by the time the caravan South Pasadena. That total was more Group within the Avionic Equipment severe) y burned during the 1996 reached JPL. In all, 74 fire depart­ than double the 32 departments visit­ Section 344, died of cancer June 1 at Calabasas/Malibu wildfires. ments in six Southern California ed last year. her home in Bradbury. Retirees The organization's executive counties were visited during the Propst said that funds are donated Gresham had been with JPL since director, Tom Propst, a Glendale fire­ weeklong fundraiser, including directly to burn centers, foundations, 1988. She is survived by her hus­ The following employees retired fighter, said that this year's goal of Arcadia, Glendale, Monrovia, Sierra burn survivors and their families. D band, Malcolm Calhoun. in June: Herbert Phillips, 41 years, Section 313; James Bryant, 37 team chief for Mariner 1971 and the moon. In the case of the Galileo mis­ Correction years, Section 350; Paula Jacka, 36 O'Neil Viking Project. sion, the award recognizes work in years, Section 640; Warren Moore, Continued from page 3 The award was presented May 24 studying the moons of Jupiter. A recent article in Universe 35 years, Section 313; Vladimir in Milwaukee during the National At the May 24 awards ceremony, about NASA's George M. Low Petrov, 35 years, Section 643; John O'Neil for his "outstanding service to Space Society's 17th International other honorees included U.S. awards incorrectly stated contrac­ Weidner, 32 years, Section 395; all mankind for taking us along to Space Development Conference. The Representative James Sensenbrenner tor and awardee BST Systems Ronald Baisley, 31 years, Section Jupiter and its moons: Io, Ganymede, Lunar Reclamation Society, one of the (R-Wis.) and Dr. Carl Sagan, who Inc. 's contribution to the Mars 313; Terry Cole, 18 years, Section Callisto and especially Europa." oldest chapters of the NSS, has a his­ was honored posthumously with the Pathfinder mission. BST devel­ 800; Jerome Hines, 18 years, A JPL employee since 1963, tory of supporting robotic missions, Robert A. Heinlein Memorial oped the battery for the Pathfinder Section 662; Marlew Cooper, 15 O'Neil also served as navigation particularly those that study Earth's Award. D lander. D years, Section 345. D

also want to thank all of the JPLers past and pre­ Nordstrom for $325, sell $100. 790-3899. JPL postdoc et al. (spouse, -4 yr-old, cats); seek 1 dryer in unit, pool, sauna, parking; $385 + 1/3 ulil. LETTERS sent who have helped me over the years and have TABLE, dining rm., oak-veneer top & solid oak yr. • 2 + bd., safe yd., nice neighborhood, start Sept. or 626/564-1078. made working at JPL such an enjoyable experi­ frame and legs; seats 4 comfortably, and 8 w/pull Oct. '98. 619/284-0207 or e-mail [email protected]. SIERRA MADRE apt., 2 bd., 1 ba., small, quiet I would like to thank all the people who planned, ence. My family and I can look back on the space­ out leaf; exc. cond., $80. 626/796-6971. PICKUP TRUCK, Toyota or Nissan, '90 or newer. bldg., $700. 626/355-7318. attended or otherwise sent good wishes on the craft programs, the trips to Florida and the close TABLE, round, 36" across, convertbl. to 36" x 20" 626/446-6437 or 626/237-2324, pgr. SIERRA MADRE, exc. loc., 2 bd., 1 ba., $425 + Y2 occasion of my retirement party. Special thanks to friendships with fond memories. w/sides folded down, 2 chairs w/padded seats and RADIOS. 1920s and '30s table models; technical ulil. 626/355-1903. Pat Warmer, who coordinated the party, and to Warren Moore rattan backs, all three $55. 353-5402. radio magazines; '20s radio vacuum tubes. 242- those who made kind remarks regarding my years TOY, Barbie Jeep for girl, never used, $100. 8961, Floyd. at JPL. I'll miss all of you. 213/313-0136. RENTAL apt. or house within 20-min. radius of JPL, REAL ESTATE Paula Jacka FOR SALE TRAILER, '82 Kemfort fifth wheel, 17.5' "Lite" at least 2 bd./1 ba., approx. $1,000/mo., from Aug. BIG BEAR, new cabin 2 blocks from lake, 2 bd., 2 DOD AMPLIFIER, bass, KMD, 130 watts, w/speaker; fine model; fully self-contained; stove, oven, refrig., '98. 310/207-7702, Albert or Sue. ba., mud/laundry rm. , $129,000. 909/585-9026 The family of Lucille Peralta wishes to thank all the cond.; you pick up in Riverside. 909/369-3742, Eric. water heater, shower, toilet, awning, A/C, stereo; SPACE INFORMATION & memorabilia from U.S. & L.A./GLENDALE-adjacent, 2 bd., 1 ba., detached JPL and cafeteria friends who were so kind during AQUARIUM, 60-gal. hexagon w/stand, canister fil­ new roof vents & water pump; exc. cond.; includes other countries from past & present. 790-8523, bonus rm. , dining rm., indoor/outdoor fireplaces, 2 her illness and in her passing. Your prayers, ter, lamp, many access., $150/obo. 733-8933. slide-in hitch; tows easily with mini- or mid-size Marc Rayman. patios, lg. enclosed yd., laundry rm., vw, close to thoughts and flowers have meant a great deal to us BED, qn. sz .. adjustable, w/remote cont., exc. truck; $1,900/obo. 805/296-5769. STORAGE SPACE, approx. 150 cu. ft., nr. JPL, for JPL, & Caltech, $174,900. 549-4140, Debi. all. Thank you. cond .. $900/obo. 249-0453. TREADMILL, compact, foldable for storage, barely 6 mo. starting July '98, $25/mo/obo. 310/207-7702, LAKE CO., N. Calif .• 2 1/2 acre lot, in beautiful The Peralta family BED, queen, w/frame. vg cond .• $100; DRESSER, used, $60. 626/794-5349. Albert. Kelseyville near Clear Lake, perfect site for perma­ DOD 5-drawer, exc. cond., $125; END TABLE, $30; VAN POOL RIDER, full-lime for vanpool # 20, stops nent or retirement home, 30 walnut trees, paved Thanks to all my wonderful friends at JPL for their MICROWAVE TABLE, $25. 626/355-3886. in Northridge and Granada Hills; Marilyn, ext. 4- road, electricity, $36,000. 626/337-7522. cards, flowers and expressions of sympathy on the BEDROOM SET, white w/gold trim, gd. cond .. desk, AUTOS/RVs 0307. GREEN VALLEY LAKE, a secluded village in the passing of my brother. Your thoughtfulness is what nightstand, chair, bureau w/mirror, $250/obo. '92 ACURA Legend, taupe ext. and int., loaded, VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS, coed, all levels of play, San Bernardino Mins., custom 3-story log home makes JPL a very special place. 626/797-6453. 88K mi., exc. cond .. $12,950. 909/598-0065. every Tues. nt. 8-10 at Eagle Rock High School, and buildable adjacent lot; beautiful 180-deg. vw Jerry Copeland BICYCLE, Univega sport touring, chrome moly '97 AU DI A6 wagon, 4D, V6. auto, <10,000 mi., $4/night. 956-1744, Barbara. w~g. decks, shade trees, walk to lake and skiing; DOD frame, Shimano component set, exc. cond., $349. NC, PS, PW, tilt wheel, cruise, AM/FM stereo/cass, cabin $149,000, adjacent lot $19,900. 303-1927. I would like to thank my friends and coworkers for 626/446-0165. dual airbags, ABS, leather, dual pwr. seats, third the cards, condolences and prayers upon the pass­ CAMERA, 3D. complete gift pkg., Nishika N8000, seat, flip-up sunroof, exc. cond., $30,950. 790- FREE ing of my stepfather. A special thanks to ERC for 35mm, 301 O twin flashlight, leather case and video 4965. CAT, beautiful, pregnant, olive -brown short hair, VACATION RENTALS the beautiful plant. Your kind thoughts were very instruction; whole package for $120. Send inquiry '90 BOUNDER motorhome, 31 ', 454 EFI Chevy, small body, abandoned after neighbor moved out; BIG BEAR cabin, quiet area nr. village, 2 bd., comforting. to: [email protected]. loaded, jacks, 2 awnings, dash and dual-roof air, other neighbors adopted its adorable kittens last sleeps 8, F/P, TVNCP, $75/nt. 249-8515. Yvonne Barraza and family CHINA CABINET, antique 1930s, beautiful walnut twin beds, micro, 2 TVs, VCR, inverter, mint cond., year, but can't afford to do it again; needs loving BIG BEAR LAKE cabin, near lake, shops, village. w/inlaid wood and casters, $375; walnut carved pie­ low mileage, $30,000/obo. 909/350-9218. home. 398-3681 evening, Branislav. forest trails, 2 bd., sleeps up to 6, fireplace, TV, DOD shaped end table, $75; 1900s oak armchair '77 CADILLAC Fleetwood Brougham, lu x. edition, a DOG, male Chow Chow, 2 yrs. old, well-behaved, VCR, phone, microwave, BBQ & more; JPL disc I want to thank everyone who attended my retire­ w/leather seat, $125. 957-4722. beautiful classic, beige leather and teak wood cus­ needs loving, caring home. 626/917-2663, Thelma. price from $65/night. 909/599-5225. ment party on May 27th for a great send off. COMPUTER CD software for Macintosh, call for tom interior, deep brown exterior w/leather trim, DOG, 4-yr.-old, 35-lb. beagle-lab mix needs good BIG BEAR LAKEFRONT luxury townhome, 2 Special thanks to Jackie Akers (organizing), Mike list, all $25 and under. 790-3899. garaged & driven locally, only SOK orig. mi., exc. home. 626/793-3894. decks, sips. 6, tennis, pool, spa. 714/786-6548. Carney (plaque), Bob Conover (MC) and other COMPUTER: Pentium 166 processor, Asus TX97- cond., $4,580/obo. 626/794-5196. DOGS, 6-yr.-old female chocolate Lab, 4-yr.-old BIG BEAR, 7 mi from slopes, full kitch., lip, 2 bd., 1 speakers and presenters for a wonderful party. I E motherboard (can upgrade to 233 MMX), 64 MB '97 CHEVY Tahoe, 2d/4wd/z-71 pkg., loaded. dark male black Lab; both very loving and great with chil­ ba. sleeps 6, reasonable rates; 2-nt. min., no smok­ memory, ATI Pro Turbo graphics card/8MB RAM, cheny met, leather, stereo/cd/cass, 350 VB, full dren. 626/798-9247. ers, no pets; exc. hiking, biking, fishing nearby. Sound Blaster 16 sound card, 12X Toshiba CD pwr., only 20k mi., $27,900. 909/596-2848, Mike. KITTENS (2), 1 Russian blue, 1 reddish-black, lit­ 909/585-9026, Pat & Mary Ann Carroll. ROM, 3.2 GB Western Digital HD, NE 2000 PCI '70 CHEVY El Camino, orig. owner, 350, big tires, ter-trained, shots, hand-fed since 2 wks. old, very CAMBRIA, ocean front house, exc view, sleeps up combo card, SCSI card , 3 ½ in. TEAC floppy orange interior & exterior, mint cond., 82,400 mi., friendly; COCKER SPAN IEL-mix puppy, left behind to 4, $125/night for 2, $175/night for 4. 248-8853. NOTICE TO drive, Focus keybrd., Logitech 2-button mouse, $3,500. 626/914-6083. when owners moved. 626/796-3466. KONA, HAWAII: on 166 ft. of ocean front on $600, 213/667-1960, 626/932-3269, pgr., Zack '51 CHEVY V..-ton pickup, off frame restoration, exc. MAGAZINES, National Geographic, complete set. Keauhou Bay, priv. house & guest house comfort­ ADVERTISERS Stromberg. running cond. 248-0610, Rand y. 790-2010. ably sleep 6; 3 bd., 2 ba .• swimming, snorkeling, All housing and vehicle advertise­ CRIB, wood frame, white, w/mattress & toys (like '93 FORD Ranger Supercab, 4.0L, 4WD auto, CD, PLEXIGLAS, 2-x-4 ft. , frosted, double pane, used fishing, spectacular views, nr. restaur., golf and new, hardly used), $125/obo. 562/860-9140, eves .. ultra prem sound, air, ps, pw, pdl, cruise, sliding rear for 1 year. 352-6778. other attractions. 626/584-9632. ments require that the qualifying per­ Gene. window, bed liner & camper she ll, exc. cond., LAKE TAHOE, N. Shore, 2-bd., 2 V..-ba. condo, son(s) placing the ad be listed as an DRUM SET, classic Rogers full 5 piece, plus hi-hat $9,900 (wbb). 626/357-3230. FOR RENT sleeps 6-7, grt. lac., all amen., priv. sandy bch., and crash, outstanding cond .. $500. 957-5382. '91 GEO Storm, 73K, dark blue, 5 spd, NC, pool, sauna; walk to golf, fishing 150 yds. from front owner on the ownership documents. EXERCISE MACHINE, Soloflex, w/all attachments, AM/FM/cass. stereo, gd. cond., fun to drive, $3,900. 2 houses: 2 + 1 + bonus, picket fence, flowers , air, dr., 2 miles/casinos; spec. JPL rates July/Aug, $350. 626/447-6423. 893-6084. appliances, hdwd. firs., lg . yd .• garage. patio, $650/wk.; reduced rates after Labor Day. 626/355- EXERCISE/WEIGHT MACHINE, from Germany. '95 MAZDA Miata, red ext., black int., loaded, 49K min.vu, quiet. $1,150 unfurn. or $1,250. furn. ; new 3886, Rosemary or Ed. mounts on wall w/fold out bench, -200# for arm/leg mi., exc. cond., $12,950. 909/598-0065. house 2 + 1, gar. w/workshp., BR. blt.-in kitch., MAMMOTH condo, studio + loft, 2 ba., fireplace, exercises, w/accessories, $85. 626/797-6824. '89 MAZDA 929 sedan, all pwr., digital display, microwv., appliances, crpt., lg. fncd. yd., min. vu, Jacuzzi, sauna, game rm., color cbl. TVNCR, full Universe FURNITURE: 2 walnut armoire, $450/obo (big), leather seats, sun/moon roof, cruise cont., premium quiet, $1,250. 353-4705. kitch. w/microwave, terrace, view, amen., low rates. $375/obo (sm.); VANITY, $400/obo. 626/915-4978. sound w/CD, 98K fwy. mi .• $5.800/obo. 909/593- ALTADENA, nr. E. gate, walk to Lab, Spanish 714/870-1872. Editor FURNITURE: oriental rosewood dining table w/4 7004. hacienda for lease, furn. 3 + bd., all appliances, MAMMOTH condo, 2 bd. + loft, 3 ba., sips. 8, spa, chairs, $800; Barcaloinger, $250; bedroom chests, '87 MAZDA RX7, GXL model, full equip'd, leather pool, sauna, cyn. vw., avail. July, no pets, $1,800, pool, full kitch., TVNCR, JPL disc. rates; walk to Mark Whalen $350/ea. 626/441-2412 wknd/eve. int., Kenwood AM/FM/CD stereo, lo blu. bk., deposit & references req. 790-6241 or beep 420- Canyon Lodge. 249-8088. GARAGE SALE, Sat., 6/27, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; air $2,900/obo. 626/797-6824. 0848. MAMMOTH condo in Chamonix; 2 bd., 2 full ba., Photos cond., men's bike, clothes, toys and more; 1250 '90 MITSUBISHI Mirage, silver/black, 2-dr. hatch­ GLENDALE, roommate wanted for charming 3-bd., sips. 6, fully equipped elec. kitchen, incl. microwave J PL Photo Lab Hastings Ranch, Pasadena; 626/351-0348. back. 71 k, gd. cond., 1.SL eng .• 4 speed, gd . interi­ 2-ba. house in grt. neighbh'd. (nr. GCC); cent. & extras, lip & wood, color TV, VCR, FM stereo; GUITAR AMPLIFIER, Peavey 5150, Eddie van or, no problems, am/fm cass., clean, must see, air/heat, fireplace, hardwd. floors, lg. bkyd. w/lemon sauna, game, & lndry. rms.; pool, sun area, & aid Universe is published every other Halen model, half stack w/slant cab, exc. cond., $2,600/obo. 626/303-0845, Evora. tree; avail. 7/1, $550/ea. 243-5369, Stacey. Jacuzzis; play & BBQ areas; walk to Warming Hut Friday by the Public Affairs Office $899. 626/446-0165. '93 NISSAN 300 ZX, 2-seater, T-top, chrome whls., GLENDORA, young professional looking for same and lifts; conv. for hiking, shops, summer events. MOVING SALE: king-sz. bed, exc. cond .. $200/obo; Bose system, leather seats, air, many extras, exc. to split huge home w/lg. fenced yd. in a quiet cul-de­ 249-8524. of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, matching white wicker headbd., $75/obo; deluxe cond., $16,500/obo. 714/761-2783. sac, gardener incl., extra rm. is a fully equipped MAMMOTH at Snowcreek, 2 bd., 2 ba., +loft., sips. California Institute of Technology, exercise bike (Easyrider), $75/obo; tennis ball '84 PLYMOUTH Voyager SE, exc. shape, new office; 25 min./JPL; pets OK; $425 + 1/2 expenses. 6-8; fully equipped kitchen incl. microwave, d/w; machine, $150/obo; twin bd. w/mattr, $35/obo. trans., new brakes, $4,400. 562/945-4323. 626/335-4409. cable TV, VCR, phone, balcony w/view to mtns.; 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, 626/449-7564. '79 PORSCHE 924, 38,000 mi., been in storage, LA CRESCENTA, 3 bd., 2 ba., liv. rm .• lam. rm. , lg . Jacuzzi, sauna, streams, fishponds, close to CA 91109. ORGAN, Yamaha 415 electronic console w/13 ped­ still smells new, exc. cond., $4,000. 360-6154. lot, 15 min./JPL. 626/296-6827. Mammoth Creek; JPL disc. 626/798-9222 or als, 3 keyboards, 144 rhythm patterns, pd. $7,500, '93 TOYOTA Camry LE, single owner, exc. cond., MONTEREY PARK, bright, airy, spacious rm ., lots 626/794-0455. Ads must be submitted on ad cards, sacrifc. for $3,000. 790-3899. auto, pwr windows, NC, AM/FM/cass/CD, leather of closet space & storage, quiet tree-lined st., 15 MAUI condo, on beach w/ocean view, 25 ft. from available at the ERC and the PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGER, Seiko seats, 80k mi., $10,500. 626/357-1423. min.flab, $98/wk. 626/280-7659. surf, 1 bd. w/loft, compl. furn., incl. phone, color TV, "Phone-Pal", $25. 790-3899. '88 TOYOTA Tercel, hatchback, white, auto, exc. MONTROSE apt., 1 bd. , 1 ba., ale, garden, off-st. VCR, microwave, dishwasher, pool & priv. lanai, Universe office, Bldg. 186-118, or via POOL TABLE, "Golden West," beaut. oak finish, maintenance, all records, 1SOK mi., $2,300/obo. pkng., lndry., charming, trash/wtr./grdnr. pd., 10 sips. 4, 4/15-12/14 rate $95/nite/2, 12/15-4/14 rate e-mail to [email protected]. exc. cond., will include cue rack/cue sticks, cover, 626/791-0366. min./J PL. walking dist. to Montrose Mall, $625. $110/nite/2, $10/nite/add'I person, less 10% JPL & hanging lamp; $1,550/obo. 805/288-2235. '88 VOLVO 240 DL, 4 dr., 5-spd., 110K, gray, exc. 818/248-4637. Caltech disc. 949/348-8047. E-mail ads are limited to six lines. SNOWBOARD, $100/obo. 310/886-2621. cond., orig. owner, gd. tires & battery, needs paint, N. GLENDALE, rm. in big Spanish house, near col­ OCEANSIDE, on the sand, charming 1 bd.+ condo, Ads are due at 2 p.m. on the SOFNLOVESEAT, light soft colors. $200/obo; DIN­ $5,499/obo. 626/446-0165. lege; kitch. privileges, priv. ba.; must not be allergic panoramic view, walk to pier/marina, pool, spa, ING CHAIRS (6) SET, $30; ENTERTAINMENT CEN­ '95 VW Cabrio convertible, 2D, 4 cyl, 2.0L, auto, to cats; non-smoking only, female preferred; $450 + game rm. 714/786-6548. Monday after publication for the TERS (2), whitewash, $400/obo. 626/915-4978. NC, PS, PW, dual airbags, tilt wheel, cruise, ABS, $100 sec. dep. 242-3633, eves., Sheila. PACIFIC GROVE hse, 3 bd., 2 ba., fp, cable tv/vcr, following issue. SOFTWARE: Snappy Video 3.0, brand new, $49 AM/FM stereo/cass, leather, low mi. , must sell, NORTH HILLS house, 4 bd., 2 1/2 ba. , 2,450 sq ft, stereo/CD, well-eqpd. kitch. w/microwv, beaut. furn, (never used); Adobe Photodelux, new, $20; $14,500. 790-4965. cathedral ceiling, cent. vacuum, cent. air, fireplace , close to golf, bches, 17 Mile Dr., Aquarium, For change of address, contact Microsoft Word (new, in pkg.) full version $49, 30 min./JPL, reduced to $189,000. 893-6084. Cannery Row, JPL discnt. 626/441-3265. your section office or the HRS upgrade $35; COLOR SCANNER, flat top, brand LOST& FOUND PASADENA garden apt., (Altadena Drive), 1 bd., PALM SPRINGS, 1-bd. condo, avail. July 4, sips. 4, new, $79; LAPTOP, new, modem, 12.1" active $600 + $600 security dep. 248-8853. pool, spa, tennis. cable TVNCR, all furn., rugs, Found: man's silver chain bracelet, in east parking Help Desk at ext. 4-9559 (on-Lab matrix, 2.1 GB HD, 16 MB RAM, all bells/whistles, PASADENA house, 2 bd., 2 ba., F/P. hardwd. floors. paint & cooking utensils new. 626/445-0884. lot. Ext. 4-2231, Rafi. personnel) or Xerox Business $1,200 firm, used only twice. 626/335-4409. FDR, 3 walk-in closets, DW, LR, NC, 1 cat OK, 76 ROSARITO BEACH condo. 2 bd., 2 ba., pool, SPRINKLER VALVE ACTUATORS, Lawn Genie N. San Marino Ave., drive by then call for appt., ocean vw., tennis on roof. short walk to bch. on priv. Services at (626) 844-4102 (for model 756LG3/4, new, $10 ea. 790-3899. WANTED $1,125. 240-4246. rd., 5 mi. to golf, 20 min. S. of border, security, park­ SWEATER, Coogi, from Australia, new, sells in PASADENA, rm. w/2 others; 3 bd. apt w/washer/ ing. 626/794-3906. JPL retirees and others). HOUSESITTING or reasonable rental opportunity for June 26, 1998