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www..gov/centers/kennedy/news/snews/spnews_toc.html Cabana: We’re ready for future work assignments o move forward, you have to take Tsteps . . . some big, some small, some leaps and bounds. NASA Adminis- trator Charlie Bolden and Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, along with cen- ter directors and program managers, recently took their first steps toward a new direction for America’s space agency. Pending congressional approval, NASA will create new program offices that include activities in explora- tion technology and devel- NASA Center Director Bob Cabana addresses workers in the Training Auditorium for an All-Hands Meeting on April 9. Cabana answered questions and discussed the current opment, heavy-lift rockets activities at Kennedy, including the center’s next steps in implementing the new exploration strategy outlined in the Fiscal Year 2011 budget proposal. and rocket propulsion tech- nology, exploration precur- we want to be as a space Development Program signed to launch humans to to be here. We’re going to sor robotic missions, human center. We want to be able Office, in partnership with space, and what that entails integrate the whole thing, research and commercial to do it all. We want to be a deputy program manager and what it takes, that’s a we’re going to be procuring spaceflight opportunities. the nation’s premier launch office at NASA’s Johnson pretty tall order,” Cabana the rockets, we’re going to “I think this is where complex for whatever the Space Center in Houston. said. “To have that entrusted be doing the launching.” future brings,” said Center The office will manage to us says a lot. So, now The second new program Director Bob Cabana during $500 million in Fiscal that we’ve actually gotten it will transform Kennedy More online an All-Hands Meeting on Year 2011 and $5.8 billion here, we’ve got to stand up into a 21st Century Launch For more details on April 9. “Now that we’ve throughout five years to fos- and deliver. Complex. the NASA center work got the center assignments, ter private‐sector transporta- “We’re going to have to To do so, the center will assignments and more we’ve gone from having one tion services to orbit. work very closely with the manage $429 million information about the program (NASA’s Launch “When you consider all . I in FY 2011 and $1.9 billion agency’s Fiscal Year Services Program) to having that’s required to stand up see them as working on the throughout five years 2011 budget, visit: three.” a new program, especially crew vehicle and the crew to modernize all of www.nasa.gov/budget The first new program a new commercial program aspect of it,” Cabana said. will be a Commercial Crew like this that’s actually de- “But the program is going See ALL-HANDS, Page 3

Phone call to ISS Heritage: 13 Inside this issue . . . 40 years ago SLF documented Small business award

Page 2 Page 3 Page 6 Page 7 Page 2 SPACEPORT NEWS April 16, 2010 Solar farms at Kennedy generating power to homes By Linda Herridge “This type of commercial also have a very positive im- Spaceport News partnership with NASA helps pact on the economy today,” provide Florida residents, Olivera added. lean energy has and America’s space pro- The new solar photo- arrived as Florida gram, with new sources of voltaic power facility was Power & Light’s C green power that reduce our designed and built by new Space Coast Next Gen- reliance on fossil fuels and SunPower Corp., using pan- eration Solar Energy Center improve the environment.” els that are the most efficient at Kennedy now is supplying Olivera said that like available. The 35,000 solar power to Florida households. NASA, FPL is looking be- panel facility, occupying Center Director Bob yond the horizon. 60 acres on NASA property Cabana joined FPL President “Nearly 50 years ago, at Kennedy, is producing and CEO Armando Olivera NASA’s Kennedy Space 10 megawatts of clean, emis- to officially commission Center was born of a dream sions-free power, which is the solar energy center to enable humankind to ex- enough energy to serve about NASA/Jim Grossmann April 8. The energy center is plore the mysteries of space. 1,100 homes. Armando Olivera, Florida Power & Light president and CEO hands a pen to the result of a public-private Today, we gather on the The solar facility is Center Director Bob Cabana after signing a certificate officially commissioning partnership between NASA same ground to celebrate the expected to reduce carbon the newly constructed solar power facility at Kennedy. Looking on are U.S. Rep. and FPL. birth of a new dream: a clean dioxide emissions by more Suzanne Kosmas of Florida, left, and Eric Draper, Audubon Society. “NASA is a pioneer in energy future for Florida than 227,000 tons throughout is poised to be a leader in to the economic, environ- the use of solar power for built on renewable energy the life of the project, which America’s growing clean-en- mental and national security , so it’s from the sun,” Olivera said. is equivalent to removing ergy economy, which natu- challenges we face today,” fitting that we’re working “FPL’s Space Coast 1,800 cars from the road rally includes solar power. Kosmas said. with FPL to expand the use Next Generation Solar En- each year, according to the “This joint effort Olivera said when com- of that renewable energy ergy Center is an important U.S. Environmental Protec- between NASA and FPL is bined with the other solar source at Kennedy, where part of our state’s clean- tion Agency. an example of how we can plants that FPL is building, many of those missions were energy future, but large-scale U.S. Rep. Suzanne create jobs while investing it will make Florida No. 2 in launched,” Cabana said. solar projects like this one Kosmas said that Florida in common-sense solutions the nation for solar power.

SLF to go down in history as a story to be told By Linda Herridge of the facility, black-and-white large , Launch Spaceport News format archival quality photographs, Pad 39A, Vehicle Assembly Build- negatives, and as-built drawings or ing, , Opera- few days before Discov- schematics. tions and Checkout Building high ery and its seven-member The photo effort is completed bay, Thermal Protection System Fa- ASTS-131 crew glide to a by using a special camera that takes cility, and Rotation, Processing and safe landing at Kennedy’s Shuttle 4-by-5 film and the prints are pro- Surge Facility. The Canister Rotation Landing Facility, or SLF, efforts cessed on archival quality paper that Facility and payload canister also will begin to record the facility for lasts for more than 100 years, Naylor will be completed this year. NASA historical purposes. said. Naylor said other assets being Kennedy’s Center Operations An independent documentation team prepares to record Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. From Kennedy’s Medical and Envi- considered for the agency’s Space Directorate will lead the efforts to left, are Architectural Historian Trish Slovinac with ronmental Support Contractor, Inno- Transportation System historical properly document and photograph Archaeological Consultants Inc., her assistant Nigel vative Health Applications LLC, will documentation include the orbiters, the SLF runway, where NASA’s Rudolph, and photographer Penny Rogo Bailes. manage the effort. Shannah Trout, solid rocket boosters, external fuel fleet of space shuttles has landed 72 proactive in completing the historical the cultural resource specialist with tank, main engines and times since 1984. The Landing Aids documentation on all of the facilities IHA, said the company will bring in the shuttle carrier aircraft being lead Control Building and Mate-Demate listed and eligible on the NRHP so an architectural historian to accom- by NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Device also will be recorded. that this information will be avail- pany the independent photographer Houston. According to Barbara Naylor, able for the public and completed for during the documentation. As of presstime, Discovery was Kennedy’s historic preservation NASA to support future projects.” “The historian helps to deter- scheduled to land April 19 at officer, an earlier survey of facilities Naylor said the documentation mine the best exterior and interior 8:53 a.m. EDT, bringing home Com- determined that the SLF, as well as must meet Secretary of the Inte- views, angles, and close-up photos,” mander Alan Poindexter, Pilot James other Kennedy sites, were eligible rior Standards to be accepted into Trout said. “It’s also important to P. Dutton Jr., and Mission Specialists for listing on the National Register of the Library of Congress’ Historic document any special equipment Rick Mastracchio, Clayton Ander- Historic Places, or NRHP. American Buildings Survey and His- key to the historic significance of the son, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, “We began this historical re- toric American Engineering Record facility.” , and Japan Aero- cordation process about three years archival collections. Proper docu- Kennedy completed the docu- space Exploration Agency ago,” Naylor said. “Kennedy is being mentation includes a written history mentation of the crawler-transporter, Naoko Yamazaki. April 16, 2010 SPACEPORT NEWS Page 3 Kennedy team earns NASA’s small business award he Kennedy team has a lot center’s small business goals. to be proud of and it recently • Joint Counseling -- A place Tadded another accomplish- where vendors are able to talk with ment to its list: winner of the NASA representatives from Kennedy and Small Business Administrator’s Cup its major prime contractors un- Award for Fiscal Year 2009. der one roof without having to be On April 5, NASA Administra- cleared and badged into Kennedy’s tor Charlie Bolden and Office of secured areas. The goal of joint Small Business Programs Associ- counseling is to provide private ate Administrator Glenn Delgado industry the maximum presented the cup to Center Director to do business with Kennedy and Bob Cabana, Small Business Spe- to present the ultimate team image. cialist Larry Third and Procurement Kennedy is the first in the agency Office Director Dudley Cannon. to offer joint counseling, and it now “The NASA Office of Small is being implemented across the

Business Programs is extremely NASA/Jim Grossmann agency. proud to present the 2009 Adminis- From left, are Glenn Delgado, associate administrator of NASA’s Office of Small Business Programs; • Kennedy Prime Contractor trator’s Cup Award to the Kennedy NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden; Larry Third, Kennedy small business specialist; Center Director Board -- Kennedy and its prime con- Space Center and to recognize the Bob Cabana; and Kennedy Procurement Office Director Dudley Cannon. tractors are committed to increasing center’s small business program, competition in contracting, enhanc- honor the significant contributions which consistently develops and Walter Wallace, SBA Procurement ing socioeconomic programs and implements innovative practices in Center representative for Kennedy. that a NASA center has made to the providing private industry the maxi- support of the agency’s small busi- Kennedy senior staff members, pro- agency’s small business program. mum opportunity to do business at ness initiatives,” Delgado said. curement personnel, prime contrac- The award recognizes success- the center. In order to demonstrate VIPs who attended the event tors and Central Industry Assistance ful and innovative practices that this commitment, Kennedy and its in the Operations and Checkout Office staff also attended. promote small business participation prime contractors joined forces to Building’s mission briefing room “A special thanks goes out to in the initiatives that NASA under- create a forum, offering "One Face included NASA Associate Admin- the entire KSC team for making the takes. The innovative practices that to Industry." From that, the Ken- istrator Christopher Scolese; Joseph small business program what it is helped Kennedy receive this award nedy Prime Contractor Board was Jordan, Small Business Admin- today. With the team’s continued include: formed. istration associate administrator support, I feel confident that the • Restructuring the Joint Base The NASA Small Business of Government Contracting and KSC small business program will Operations Support Contract, Administrator’s Cup recognizes the Business Development; Mitchell become even stronger, which in resulting in four additional awards NASA center that has the best over- Morand, Area III director of the turn, will make the agency program to small business firms. These four all small business program annually Small Business Administration’s Of- even stronger,” Third said. awards alone contribute in excess and is sponsored by the NASA Of- fice of Government Contracting; and The purpose of the award is to of $100 million annually toward the fice of Small Business Programs.

far as I’m concerned, the From ALL-HANDS, Page 1 the kind of missions we to process and launch all commercial crew effort,” expect to in the future as remaining shuttle payloads Cabana said. “This new hardest job you can have Kennedy’s facilities. well as support a whole va- and vehicles bound for the commercial crew (program), is standing up a brand new “The goal is to augment riety of test missions,” said International Space Station. it can’t be just like LSP, but program, getting the budgets Bill Gerstenmaier, associate Wrapping up construction it can’t be like the space NASA’s current and future in place, getting the right administrator of NASA’s of the orbiting outpost will shuttle either. It’s got to be operations to achieve safe, people on the job, finding Space Operations Mission allow crews to devote their somewhere in the middle. increased operational ef- what it is you need to go do Directorate. time to science and research. LSP has some definite ficiency and reduce launch and implementing it.” Kennedy also will house Other projects and pro- expertise that we want to cost for all customers,” NASA leaders have a Flagship Technology grams will include payload capture.” expressed their confidence said Garver during a media Demonstrations Deputy processing, improving the Steps to follow include in Kennedy and all the field briefing April 8. “We also Program Manager Office, range, environmental reme- congressional approval and centers to take on these new want to facilitate multiple responsible for $424 million diation, education, heavy- then selection of leadership tasks. launches of different types in FY 2011 and $6 billion lift technology, and research teams, some of which have of vehicles from different throughout five years to and development. The already been assigned at Bolden said, “I want to companies carrying both hu- demonstrate transforma- Kennedy. Those teams will thank all of our NASA work mans and cargo in a timely tional technologies for will continue launching then work with contractors force, both contractor and fashion.” next‐generation spaceflight expendable launch vehicles, to determine how many civil servant, for its com- “It’s a pretty compre- capabilities. and will likely receive more people it will take to support mitment to this agency, its hensive package that really The Space Shuttle work with the proposed the programs and perform hard work, and its sacrifices. sets us up to have really a Program will receive an ad- robotics precursor missions. the work. NASA’s future is bright, responsive and forward- ditional three months’ worth “I want to capture what “Now the hard part thanks to your creativity and looking range to go launch of funding, or $600 million, LSP has done as part of our begins,” Cabana said. “As belief in the future.” Page 4 SPACEPORT NEWS April 16, 2010 April 16, 2010 SPACEPORT NEWS Page 5 Scenes Around Kennedy Space Center

NASA/Jim Grossmann Janette Martin, left, is presented with a check for $1,444 by Center Director Bob Cabana for the Launching-A-Cure team that will participate in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Rockledge on April 17. The funds came from donations raised during the KSC All-American Picnic’s Chili Cook-off. As winners of the Chili Cook-off’s People’s Choice Contest, Dawn Meyer, right, and Jennifer Tharpe, second from right, were able to select the charity of their choice for the donation.

NASA/Jim Grossmann Inside a laboratory in the Space Station Processing Facility, a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency scientist prepares a sample for the Biological Effects of Space Radiation and Microgravity on Mammalian Cells, or NeuroRad, lab experiment. The experiment is one NASA/Jack Pfaller of several biology and biotechnology, human research, physical, materials science and technology experiments that flew aboard space shuttle Discovery’s STS-131 mission to the International Space Station. Hundreds of space enthusiasts attended the Space Coast Yuri’s Night on April 10. The National Space Society, along with other local companies and groups, sponsored the event at the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Fla. The event included exhibits and attractions, live entertainment, a DJ, special guest speakers, astronaut training simulators, a full-scale shuttle cockpit, grand prize giveaways. NASA A group of midshipmen stopped by Kennedy in March to familiarize themselves with the operations of the center. From left, are Galvin Moore, Ian Eisenhauer, Sean Derek Freitas and Patrick Abbott, who someday hope to become .

NASA/Gianni Woods

NASA/Gianni Woods NASA/Jim Grossmann CDC events thrill the kids The KSC CyberCafé opened April 13 in Headquarters, Room 1242. The goal of In Launch Complex 39, steel roof trusses have been installed in the administrative building of A NASA helicopter made a stop March 26 at Kennedy’s Child NASA/Jack Pfaller the café is to develop a welcoming and productive area with coffee and gourmet the Propellants North Administrative and Maintenance Facility. The facility is striving to qualify Development Center during Transportation Week, Shuttle Atlantis moves from its processing hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building on April 13. The shuttle began its move at snacks available to purchase, comfortable seating, and working surfaces for for the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or March 22-26, and a very large bunny took photos and played 7:20 a.m., took a pause for a photo opportunity with center employees, and arrived at 11:02 a.m. Inside the VAB, Atlantis will be employees to congregate and use the facility’s wireless internet 24 hours a day. It LEED, Platinum certification. If successful, it will be the first Kennedy facility to achieve this with the youngsters April 2. NASA/Jack Pfaller attached to its solid rocket boosters and external tank for the STS-132 mission to the International Space Station targeted for May 14. will provide a place to prepare pre-briefs and follow-ups, as well as a break area. highest of LEED ratings after it is completed in December 2010. Page 6 SPACEPORT NEWS April 16, 2010 NASA, nature partner for Earth Day beach cleanup By Cheryl Mansfield sensitive nesting ground for several types of sea Spaceport News turtles. With the space center beaches part of the No. 1 nesting area in the Western Hemisphere for t the place where NASA spacecraft begin loggerhead sea turtles, the cleanup had to be care- their journey, Earth Day activities bring fully planned in advance of the beginning of their the focus a little closer to home along the A nesting season. pristine beaches that line Kennedy. Sea turtle biologist Shanon Gann, a contractor Thirty-six-year Kennedy employee Maggie with Innovative Health Applications, sees it as an Forbes, an environment protection specialist, said, ongoing effort. “It’s definitely important that we “We decided to do something different this year to are good stewards of this land, even if tomorrow support the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.” all this trash comes right back. We can’t control On April 9, buses of volunteers from the what Mother Nature brings us, so we go back out Kennedy work force descended on the center’s and clean it up again.” beaches to spend several hours scouring the sand While an event like Earth Day can bring extra for items that had washed ashore, collecting , emphasis and awareness to the thousands of collecting two truckloads of wood, 270 pounds of workers at the center, it is just part of the ongoing recyclables and 200 bags of trash. efforts that continue throughout the year. As in other beach cleanups, the volunteers “We have quite a large program out here were likely to find a cornucopia of stray items, -- larger than any of the (NASA) centers,” said anything from trash tossed overboard by cruise Kimberly Finch of Kennedy’s environmental passengers to messages in bottles launched from management office. “We have 140,000 acres and faraway places. All the collected debris was re- most of it is wildlife refuge. In everything we do trieved and properly disposed of by the program, out here, we consider the environmental require- with much of it being recyclable. Unlike what ments and impacts, for any kind of activity, from might be found along a public beach, all of the NASA/ Troy Cryder small to large.” debris that litters Kennedy’s restricted beaches Volunteers from the Kennedy work force descended on the center’s In the end, the success of the cleanup can’t be beaches April 9 to spend several hours scouring the sand for items washes up from items discarded at sea. measured just by the debris collected, but also by that had washed ashore. While unsightly, the trash also can disturb a the heightened awareness.

Astronauts celebrate 100 days on ISS with phone call itting by the phone, waiting Kotov shared a brief discussion has helped us most.” for a call just doesn’t seem to with Mikhail Kashitsyn, deputy Other questions and answer Shappen anymore. technical manager and head of the included: That is, unless you are waiting Mini-Research Module-1 prelaunch Question: How often do for a call from the International processing for RSC Energia. Their astronauts get to speak with their Space Station. And that’s what conversation, of course, was in families and what’s the loneliest several hundred people were doing Russian. thing about being in space? as they gathered April 2 to share Randall Crosby, with the Florida Answer: We frequently e-mail in a toast with U.S. astronaut T.J. Division of Blind Services and with our families and the station Creamer, and Japan Aerospace best known as the owner of Crosby really is a busy place, so no one is Exploration Agency astronaut Snacks at Headquarters, took the ever lonely. , and cosmonaut phone next. Q: Did you do anything to Oleg Kotov to celebrate 100 days on “If you ever consider having a celebrate your 100 days in space? the station. need for café on the space station, A: We did sit around the dinner Center Director Bob Cabana and I’d to do business up there,” table and discuss the best things that astronaut Bobby Satcher led the Crosby said as the crowd roared in have happened to us . . . we shared event at Milliken’s Reef restaurant support. joy of being able to do this together. NASA at Port Canaveral, Fla., which Creamer answered: “As for a Q: Do you guys text in space? A girl talks to astronauts Mike Barratt and Koichi hosted its first space-to-ground café in space, we all are simply A: We can’t get text message, Wakata, and cosmonaut as they celebrate 100 days on the International phone call in July 2009. drooling at the thought of fresh but we do Tweet from up here. Space Station. Astronaut Bobby Satcher, who After opening statements by coffee.” Q: Were you nervous when you flew on the STS-129 mission, looks on during the Cabana and Satcher, workers and Embry Riddle student Sasha first went to space? space-to-ground phone call from Milliken’s Reef in their families and friends lined up Wetmore asked: “What kind of A: The first time we were really Port Canaveral, Fla., on April 2. to ask the trio in an orbit some 220 education has helped you the most excited, not really nervous. Greetings were recorded miles above Earth questions about in your career?” Q: Where do you sleep and how from guests to the crew and are their experiences and work in space. Creamer answered: “The do you sleep? scheduled to be sent up at a later Contact was made with the pinnacle fields have helped us A: We sleep in a compartment date. The overall goal of the event crew at about 5 p.m., with Creamer get where we are, but learning to about the size of a closet because we was to promote greeting Cabana. Soon after, become the best team member really don’t need to lie down. awareness. April 16, 2010 SPACEPORT NEWS Page 7 Remembering Our Heritage Apollo 13 put problem solving to the test By Kay Grinter On April 17, about 143 Reference Librarian hours after liftoff, the crew WORD ON THE STREET splashed down in the Pacific t was the “Age of “It’s been 40 years Ocean. The astronauts and since Apollo 13 went Aquarius” at NASA 40 spacecraft were recovered on its mission. There years ago when Apollo I safely by the crew aboard have been many 13 launched April 11, 1970, the U.S.S. Iwo Jima. movies made about with Commander James On May 4, 1970, the space, including Lovell, lunar module pilot Apollo 13 crew returned Apollo 13. and command to Kennedy to give What is your favorite module pilot John Swigert spaceport workers a “well space movie?” aboard. Swigert replaced done.” An estimated 7,500 Page 8 Thomas Mattingly in the employees thronged to the final week before flight after north end of the Vehicle Mattingly was exposed to NASA file/1969 Assembly Building transfer the measles. On Oct. 29, 1969, the Apollo 13 crew practices deploying the Apollo Lunar aisle to give the crew a Their destination was the Surface Experiments Package, or ALSEP, which they planned to leave behind on standing ovation, with the . Astronaut James Lovell, commander, left, discusses the project with highlands region astronauts , Fred Haise, and an unidentified worker. others observing from the of the moon. However, building’s upper decks. the rupture of an oxygen the crew. Fortunately, the The lunar module “It seems a lot longer tank on the lunar module Aquarius was descent engine provided than three weeks since April 13 required that undamaged, and the crew the propulsion necessary to we left here,” Haise said, the lunar landing attempt was able to use it as their adjust the flight path and the addressing the crowd. “All at be aborted. Engineers command post and living spacecraft ventured around once it became apparent that worked round-the-clock quarters for the remainder of the moon on a free-return our very survival depended the flight. trajectory for re-entry. to formulate a plan to save on how our remaining hardware was going to work. “The LM didn’t miss a beat,” he said, “and when we reactivated the dormant command module we made the most accurate re-entry of the . We know that behind all this hardware there are an awful lot of people. “I want to fly again,” he NASA file/1969 added. “I’d be anxious to The Apollo 13 spacecraft is moved to a climb aboard any kind of transporter in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building on Dec. 10, 1969, NASA file/1969 machinery on which you for its trip to the Vehicle Assembly The S-II stage for Apollo 13’s V rocket is unloaded from a barge at the Launch Complex 39 turn basin on June 30, 1969. people have worked.” Building.

Kennedy celebrates Apollo 13 mission with festivities

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex recently commemorated the 40th anniversary of Apollo 13 with special events. Apollo 13 back-up lunar module pilot and moonwalker Charlie Duke, left photo, signed books and posed for photographs. Apollo 13 Commander , far right, and lunar module pilot Fred Haise hosted a special Astronaut Encounter that was standing-room-only. The Visitor Complex also hosted a breakfast with the astronauts that sold out. Page 8 SPACEPORT NEWS April 16, 2010

Tharpe to receive Debus Award on April 17 ON Roy Tharpe, president of Space Gateway Support, has been selected by the National Space THE Club Florida Committee to receive its 2010 Dr. Kurt H. Debus Award at a dinner April 17. The WORD STREET formal event, which begins at 6:30 p.m., will be at the Debus Conference Facility at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. For more information, contact LaDonna Neterer at 321-383-6135 It’s been 40 years since Apollo 13 went on its mission. or [email protected]. There have been many movies made about space, including Apollo 13. What is your favorite space movie?

What are folks saying on facebook? “Space Cowboys. It’s a really good movie with a good storyline and I really like Clint Eastwood.” “Watching a launch is one of the greatest things in my life!! Lisa Hokett, It’s a beautiful sight, a fantastic experience, unbelievable with United Space Alliance achievement and an awesome piece of work that lies behind it! All the way from Greenland/Denmark: NASA KSC rocks!” “Apollo 13. I just watched a documentary on it last night. I Join Kennedy on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/NASAKennedy like the movie because it was based on just the facts.” or on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/NASAKennedy Mike Skirko, with EG&G Upcoming events . . .

April 27 From Zero to Breakthrough! Guest speaker Vernice Armour 10 to 11:30 a.m. Training Auditorium “Armageddon. I really like the soundtrack a lot but it also was very adventurous.” April 27 2010 KSC Annual Walk/Run, 5 p.m. Shuttle Landing Facility Sandy Eliason, March 6 Kennedy All-American Picnic, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT; KARS 1 Park. with NASA Tickets go on sale Feb. 17; $8 for adults, $6 for children ages 3-12.

“Contact. It showed KSC. It was a really Looking up and ahead . . . good movie and it even made you think.” Planned for April 19 Landing/KSC: Discovery, STS-131; 8:53 a.m. EDT Albert Studt, with URS Corp. Targeted for April 20 Launch/CCAFS: Atlas V, OTV; TBD

Targeted for May 8 Launch/CCAFS: Falcon 9/Dragon; Window 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT

Targeted for May 14 Launch/KSC: Atlantis, STS-132; 2:19 p.m. EDT “Apollo 13. I really liked the ‘Houston, we have a May 20 Launch/CCAFS: Delta IV, GPS IIF-1; 11:29 to 11:48 p.m. EDT problem’ line . . . and of course, I like .”

No earlier than July 21 Launch/CCAFS: Falcon 9/Dragon C1, NASA COTS - Demo 1; TBD Alanna Keyser, with Division of Blind Services Targeted for July 29 Launch/KSC: Endeavour, STS-134; 7:51 a.m. EDT

Targeted for July 30 Launch/CCAFS: Atlas V, AEHF 1; 4:52 to 6:52 a.m. EDT

Targeted for Sept. 16 Launch/KSC: Discovery, STS-133; 11:57 a.m. EDT

Targeted for Nov. 11 Launch/CCAFS: Falcon 9/Dragon C2; TBD John F. Kennedy Space Center

Targeted for Nov. 17 Launch/CCAFS: Atlas V, GPS IIF-2; TBD

Nov. 22 Launch/VAFB: Taurus, Glory; TBD Spaceport News

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