Outstanding 1977 Ames Achievements

NationalAeronaubcs and SpaceAd m i n istration Ames ResearchCenter MolfettField, California 94035

VOLUME XX NUMBER 5 January 12, 1978 Outstanding 1977 Ames Achievements

AERONAUTICS A laborator5investigation of cockpitJnstrumenta~ navigationMability, requiting only a few minutesel !ionusing etectrtigating MLS conlinenta]~o~ce and data }ink. The experimei’~t tunnelwall Iilldnterferencefor wind lnnne/swith ~erifiedthe fuel sa~ingspotential of the new pro- non-homogenot~sporous or -dottedboundarie ~, The Amesha:, played a ~,ewimportant role in the e~alu- cedure,,under typicalhiNs-densit!.’ air traffic codeis l~eingused ~o investigatethe of!eats el model ation of lhe proposedNational Microwave Landing condition:,. span,lilt distriht~lion, slot size. slo* location, and Syslem. an adva~ct.d electionic approach and presst~rcdrop due 1o outflow landingaid lor operationof aircraftin termina) areas The abl]owingprotot>t~e Microwave Landing An imtialinvestigatiol~ l~ identif> !tic acrodyl~an~ic Syslcrrl(~LSI acti~ !ties were ~,LtCCe’,~,~ulI3 con]plated F- 16 fighter interlerencebe!wear1 at1 ad~allced}ligll speed :it Crow~,Landing during I Or’r:Te>ling incll~ded IM = (Igl turbopropand a snpercrilica~~,,it~g ha’, 50 flighttest hours utilizing tl~e I)H(-~ aircraft: and beensuccessfn~ly condlicted "[~1~’ res~tlts indkcale approxtmatel!,25 hrs. ~tlilizing tile Nay> F4. United The forebode,of arl F-16 Fighter.,,,,ith human lb.althe interference shotdd not be a linlilinglatimer Kingdomand L S.S.R.delegation~, visited (row-, occupantsin thecockpit, was "ce~,ted i~7 theAmes 40- and lurthermore,there exist a potentialo1 rcct~el- L/lndil~gfor M KSdc lllC)12slr~ll!,on5 and discnssion~, by 80-FootWind Tunne{to determinethe tolerance inna materp >lCl]ldem<>nstrated an excellent September20 !o=’:(~ee.n.r~e~to be/en<) l A largcfr~ctJon ttf the drag and lloi-,e ol a halite>pier r(~tor,,x S[Clll i~, cause~~} the sll(~Ck ~a~’u’> f{)rnled rtl tiletransonic fio~ ~vhic]l exist il~ [lie lip regain of lhe adv~HlcingBlade Analytical nlelhods h~i~e been developedand appliedt<~ exlilnatethe ~ave dr:tg reductiondiorded b’, nlodilti~gIlia outer ~,’; ~f ihc blade,A1 an advanceratio el 0.5.Ihe ;Jdvancdlg blade drag can be decreased b$ IO b~, leducing airfnitthicknes>: 3(J el sweepbackal the tip ~ill decrea-,e~ drag by I t~ Wing design Wing designby nun~cricaloptimization ha’, be~’n clearlySllOWll [o be a ~lSefllllooI for lilt" d~.’sigt~of advancedwings tor I~o!h lox~ speed and lransonic apiMicalions.Several id~.k’clivc fkmclions ILi~e been i~sedsuccessluHy, e.g., shock dr~g mirlinlizalion, indltteddrag n]illilniza|lon andpress[ire distrih~.ltion developnlellt.~lle illOS[sllcce~s~uI has bcc~lIhe lattersince pressure C(’,c{’l’icielll is !tie p~lrallletCl whichCOllWerges r’mist rapidly in !ransimit:codes Snch a hie!hodnow gives tile airplanedesigner a practical3-D inverse c~de, ie.. tl~e designer specifies the desired3-1) pressure distriblation and the code findsthe shape which will generate lhat dislributiolL 2 Ames Research Center

rhcL’lte,I el" 4Clo, H~. inl iu’t iloi,,e ~.as stLalicd infiw Extensive~uppnrt Io1 the theoryof chemicalevolu- At equivalentexposures, argon irradiation resulted \me, 40- I~. SO ~ool Wind Immel during three tion was oblailrcdin experimentsdesigned to probe in tile same beam damage as neon: however,scalp damagewas nmch greaterwith argon.In irradiated nClT;llale- ItSls Illu’/tl[.l~.’d Itllh=.’ [~.’sl:~ ~Aore m,,..a~,Hic the interactionof alninoacids and metallicclays. Drosopllttamelanogaster, krypton was shown to be merit-,el selociheltccls wilh s,_,veralict noise These days were shown to CO~lcentratethe alnino nmcb more damagingto nervecells than argon. ",Lq~pru’~’,OIsRcntlltS o~ IheseSltLdic!, will make a acids,tn addition,the nickelckly appears to selec- ~lglliheantconlribntion to Ihc predictionel the tively concentratesome protehralnino acids and etlc~t~q ~clo~d], or7 IL4 noise. disciiirlhlateagainst the absorptionof certainnon- protemamino acids.A cyclingprocedure involving both dryingand warmingof the clays was nsed to 7 experimentsaboard Short Haul symposium shnulatea tidalenvironment of the primitweearth+ Kosmos 936 AI~ advancedhigh-pressure (8 PSllspace suit, which 5,)llmpoMti[lloilShort l]:Itlk Small Collmmtlleil) All On August3, 1977,tile SovietBiological Satellite, d.en~onstratesexcellent who]e-body mobility, [o,a. ~Cl~imc. hHCrL’Still the Icchnologyarea of short Kosmns936. was launched.It carriedapproximately torque .loints.and tow leakage rates, ha~ been 80investigationsfroln q countries,including 7 U.S. bald.small Co/Inl]LHIII) cih ~el%ice11DIS bccI] btlddill~. developedA sizing scheme was also developedto experimentsmanaged by Ames. Biological sped- LHld O[1 Ntl%el~lbel Q and I0. 1977. NASA Ames provide"quick change" capability in snit sizingand mensinchlded rats. fruil l’lies, and higher amid lower Re,catch(eiHcr lio~ted a ~ctl-attcndedS)’ll~leos{tt]lt configuration.This new suit technologyallows for ~hichpl’o%idcd a ~thm~uklthlgcxchamlge of ideaslrom plants.After 18.5 d:~.~sm orbit,the satellitewas significantincrease in EVA performance. lhrotlgllOlL[thc gt~lelllment,tllc acacleinic c’onl- brough~back and recoveredm (’entralA~ia. Soviel im]tllnt),alid hlclu~tr~.The syinpo~inn~inch~ded specialistsperformed initial experimental operations pre~,ellTaliOlP,on clirr~,lltairline service and t’tlit]r~." All Alliesr~e,lrcll tt’{{i1] d.2111OllS[rated tlow cla.,,sical and providedU.S. scientistswith sp¢cm~ensfrom prospects, aircraft design all~ operatting system psycllophysica~mea~,ktrements Call aid in thequanti- f]iglttand control groups ol anima{s. i-eqLmlrenmc.iHn. {ednlology opportnnities, and related t’lcatiullof realiNnof visualsimulators. In thereal NASA ;esealchprograln.~+ The svnlposinlll .cu]mi world,htlnlans typicall} overestimate angular-size as Kosmos936 was the secondSoviet satellite to carry, hated in a pairel discussionheaded by Mr.C.A. an increasingfunction of objectdistance. Using this L.S.biological experiments rote space and the tirsl Syvertson;it addressedthe teclmnologyneeds and iniorl]iation, the researchers incorporated a visk~a[ missionever to sllhJeclhigher anin;ah to artific/al potentialbcncfil~ (clr ILittlre snlalltralt~polt aircrafL angtdar-~izeji~dgment task ]n a sinlulatedlanding gravity,during >paceflight. T’,~,o centrifuws each particLilarly~qth regard to theproper direction for a scenedisplay., and for the firsttiin¢ quantitatively containing5 ral.,,exposed the andnalsto u centri- NASA R&7 program. provedthat collimatedSilncdalor dewing is about legal force equivalentto earth gravityd~mng the twiceas erfeetiveas uilcollinlatedviewing. t’Iighl,in an attcnmpito ollsctthe adverse elt¢cts ot weighliessu~e>soil Ihe IlttsCLLIo-~keleIaland An improvedversion el tilebiological preanlpliiier ervthropoieticsystems, LIFE SCIENCES to be used in the \’reMibularFunction Research Project (VFR~ aboard Spacelabll[was developed hi-house.The experimentalspecimel7s will be bull Significantprogress has been made’ m brmging Irogs, iml~.trLllalellted to rccorJ ilerVt~ responses selectedbioin~trtunentation items to tilebedside A directly.Tile net~ preamptirier’s vc>lLamu was rcdtlccd NASA-de,eloped hiotc}emetry system b, being by a tauterel 20 ~tsingup-to-date e]ectr ,developedfor fabricatingthe nficroelectrode violin,sor +LlbjocI+~aith int]acianial di+ea>e element.(.~ec ph~,lubob*w)

A specialcooling Slilt and ten]peraturecontrol unit Lxpcrilllcnts by ~mlles lc~,carC[lers at the LuwreilCC ba~edon tecl~ir~)lc~developed ior advalmcedspace- Berkele}Radiation Laboratory. designed to deter stlit:~ were bulk at Ames and deliveredto t]lc nice. the bit~logicalhazards o{ -,paceradiation, (rippled(’hildren’s (’¢ntt’r. Toronto, Canada. l"OLtlldthat ilead-onl)cxpos[~rc to pocketnlice. use b~ a 15-year-o]dgirl ,*ith "Burning limb gerbilsand (5":BImice. to neonirradiation results Syndrome." ~he experiencesCOIltillLJOtlS pain ill her In detectablebrain damage 4-5 weekspost expost~re. lugs.and previous cooling tecbmiqutes were not saris- lacier,,..The Amessuit was lucidto be an effective methodel treatingthe symptomsof this condition.

Ru.n:ovalor theadrenal gland of ratsled to increased sensi;ivilyIo painand removalof the pituitarygland led to decreasedsensitivity to pain.These resnlts parallelobservation_’, in humans]l~ whom primal? adrenocorticalinsulT]ciency results in increased senshivit,vto noise,smell and taste wherea:~ rcmovaJ of the pituitaL~gland in termi+7Mcancer patients abolishesthe intractable pah] Tbcsc tirldings suggest that a pituitar)facto[ such as ACTH (the prirnar) s+resshormone) or u relatedpeptide, is {nuolvedJl1 mediatingpain sensitivity and sensorythresholds

Biofeedbacktraining

llumanresearch ~tt[die~ surest that biol~edback training,prcviotisb, found dsefulFor increasmg rrsistailceto motionsicRness induced by Coriolis accelerations,may be effectivein overcomingsick- ness producedby oscillatorylinear ]notions This trainingtechnique is a candidatefor testingin ShuttleOFT flights to determineits valuefor elimi- nating ~g motionsickness. iter 3

Fruitflies and SMD III ASTRONAUTICS dted In May t977, teams of scientisL engineers,and Many electronic propertk~s of diatomic and ;calp weightlessness techniciansfrom ARC and JSC successfullycom- triatomic mote~:LdeS can now be accuratdy ated pletedthe SpacelabMission [)cveloprnenl Test fII computed using advanced methods of L’onlputa- o be iSMDIlll fol the NASA Lite Science Program tiOtlalcbenlistry thercb3 compternenttng and in SMI) tli antl~enticallysimulated a completeSpace- cerlail~instanc,:~ mplacil~g the need for laborator+~ The ~ilespan of Iruitflies was foundto be shortened lab nlissioninvolving a combinedpayload of human II]eaSUFe i~lent g. by exposureto 18+5days of weightlessness.The life and animal experimentsAlong with ttl¢ three-man spanof redblood cells el ratsalso decreased signili- crew, the flight manifest included4 monkey<,. cantly,BOlIc fornlallonz in ratswas arrested. Ccntrd 96 rals,25 mice,6 frogs,and 200 drosophilalot the SOLARES ugationiucreased bone strengthand reducedtile newel-day,closed-door simtdation at JS(" Members A new space esleak~’system (SOLARES}. consisting effectsof weightlessnessim red bloodcell ill) span ot the Ames team were honored with a NASA of orbitingmirrors which provide CoFLfiIliU)LJS solar Bone lornlationrate was not air’co’ted.Other Ames Gronp Achieven~cntAward presentedby Dr. F’rosch energyto groundconversioil ~,[les has beende~ised. experimentsare still under analysi,. on December9 Igg’: Earlyconclusion <, inclicatethat it couldsupt;.J } tile ltit¢, entireenergy rmeds of :he World ~irh energycosts ~tely ConlpcTitivewith currel]t fossil and nuclear SO~LTGCS. U.S Constructionarid testing of Ihc fhghtPioneer VL’ntlS peci- Gas (’hronlotographat TRW Sy.,terfishas bcci] The firslstable operation of a nlechanicalStiFling 3wet completed and sclbscqucntl~deliwred w tlughes engine powered b?, laser radiation was W~S AircraftCorporation fl~r integration iIlto the spacv- delllOn>trated. ~viet craft. This device, de~clopedb_~ the Planclary :ions Exptor£1tion’()~dice. Cal~ n]cdSllre~4)111c .~(J ku~]stlt- The FliglltSimalator for AdvancedAJrcralt i KS~.AI 5rom tlellt~ oi Ibe Verltlsi;tll atmosphe,ea~ scnsltJ~JlJe~ and the HeliuoplelSimtdator iS+]9~ ha~e be~..n Ltxed dow.n [o Ilk" plml lallg~= to ill~estigateNap-of-the-Earth helJcoptcr flying. The eilectsot rotor %stem designparameters and qabifJzationand conln/al~datlgP.lentation %Meres A multicbanneltclemctr,, iinl[ ~,t :1~ developed ’ahich oJ1 t]lc/lying qualities of heliLoptcr<, wereimesti- Iranslnit~,,ixtecn Ctl:ltl]:cl,. of I~l!ysioLogicdl data gatedThe resuh~,olthese i. 1111 iilc sail Thi~fill} dt!kc’lopiIit:lit tltili/ed ap, ScienceV, Ol-kshop>oll [l~c Search i~lr Extra- oxygttngJot~ discharge iplasnla! to prodtlcea tl[lr~- terre,trJalInmelligence +SlTll hdd at ,%lne’,in icl-5 1h¢lir~t ,LICCC~I:L!! operatiol! ot+ :e pLtlxcr-st~staJner tlHnplantiu I]lIII from p, ulmhlllickcr cornnlercial .Hgd ltl~£},wa4 i~sucdtNASA SP-4]cllThe report disc]l~rgesLiper,oni~ tarbell ngoIIoxide lanCT was stock. rk~()llllnend ~, thelllitiution ol ;l SITIprogram field%. made at Ame*..shov,mgpr¢,,ent efficienQ, of I O~ in I>hlg cxb4ingradio~elescope,, .end *cq~[?JMi.atcd Illtdtic[la~lllel",[’+u’,:{riiln anal}zers: and ~it]? I~o A lacdilSlot inlell~,¢ kdtla~iole~ tadialitm ot ,oilalld apt~rt~adle,~,a tligh seu~itnit~Lirgctcd ",earth, allC’ a h3 the laser ~pacc apphcal]tmsarea. tbc Mltcria]> nlirleral’.ainple~. ~hile inaintannngthenl al broad trcqucnc3all ~k) >LIF~CXTile-%me-, S[’ll and+ Pt7~,ica! Sciellce~ Branc=b ~a~ tbc2i!st to deter cKtrem¢lyI(~ teiilperLiI111c~, ]11i~ l~r] LOlllpletcd Pic~gran]Jcani iN pur-,uJngtile targeting >VaT~h. ~ Ili]c mmc the e]lerg~,threshold pbenoa~lenon h3 la~.c~- Tltixfacilit~ r. beingu,,cd t~ radi:~l¢.~,ul!ple-, 1or ,I JP] SIt[l]Team ~till carT} otH I]lc lJrg,:t.’d c[~rr¢cll),cc~berci71e\~ltcd ’,I:tTL’ pt~[~LJl~T[~!l! iilthe attcnlp~sto ~xp~ain~a~nlc of ¸ Ihcic~.ull.,obtained b?, ~,eLiT~hCx.Ollk’ ~ t[l~’31recibo OIa~-cr~/itor} , ~lnd (Irlu, Lit pl0 ce:,~.. IhcViking tllSlltnIlctlt OilMa~. f’~t’~ ¸]~#l~xl~b~’/r)~¸) the Natiotqa]Radio .\~.tronom~ Obsar~atorx ( oIEpulc:cod~s ~hich solve the .omplctccoupled ~/,c~+l~>and in~i.,cidf],_~ o~er bodic~ traveling ~t ~tlpcr>on+c~pced-. ]l:l~e beef! :lpplied lo spdltlirrg ptoiccide~.,r~-,Ldilng ~n a bc[~erurad~rs[:i[]dialg el tlge<,e3 t]o\~s &¢rod:~nam[c ~lecl>. nol previot!sl oblained~it[l lbe Ma~ldardvi-,cot:s-i]l~l~cid d!ter- ilctionmethods, ha~c baen discmcred

For tilt’ firmllnlk’ [lie" ,o~11plcte ; t>COLI’:,t]f+%k O4t’r ~l dclt:l ~illg tra~eli{l~Lil !c~ ~tJpcr~or!icMath nt£1Tlbep. t1:1~- bccIiCOT!/llttt2d ll} flit.{andard theories, tile ~,i:,Ck)t{~,ll(gk~ ~ka> a,xt’,[lled[0 "’<.eparate’"fFOli! the le:~dingedge t KLLtt:Icondilion I. ~ hichbeba~ es likea ",ubxotlicllrax~ ’a+lwl’, tb.a ~]iglll xclocit3 ]> >[ightl], sl]pk’rbonic,lhc prcs0nl~ork %¢ratie.>ltle older ?L’: IllcOr) b~, dirccl co]!lpUlallOll

Real-ti]llCtCIOCilk ma:t~,Ll!elile111bI1G the LLn>Iccid~,. p¢l[odJc,IT,311S~gJli~ ¸ tl~t [’ie[d:ibO~K :ll7 airloii]!a~e b¢¢~1 nt;idc I\~1 the I~ts~ til!lc bt condi[iotla~]> ~aPllpii~l~tire lJMJIlyOI ~1 [~o-colo1~aner ¸ ~clo~]]lleter relative [~! []1¢ Jrl][ia] t~ of a M]Ht;[tal!COtl>]~, recordedxiLql:ll trolll a ]~rC>’,L~tCITall’-dLica! Plti~ll- TllOuntadal Ille airfoilmidcotd. .qiulikir resulls prL’~ion.-.l$oblained llonl LI nLllllCiicalsc)]u[ion ol the tHllc-dependenlNLl~Jci-Stoke~ eqLtalion,, ~cre ft~tirldit7 qtlali~ati~¢l\reprodt!t-t" tl~eexpcri171cllta[ i]ov.-fk’]dfealtlre,,. 4 Ames Research Center

Models of {LIFbtde~]L’C Of‘ increasing ~ophJstication have beendevek~ped that are inherentlysLdtab[e for Marssurface penetrators tunLinous disc around the star MWC 349 in the use hi separatedflows of compressiblefluids Tbt: conslel]ationCygntts. This [s the firstdisk el this degreeel se, phisticationrequired Ior different A st" des of serf ace penetrators, now being kind everdetected, and planetsmay well be forming class:,esof flowsis cnrrenflyunder investigation. consideredfor fnttlre missions to Mars,StlCCessfLtl~y fromthe materialill the disk.(see photo) impacted 301"1 deep into wind deposited Loess Prc]imilqarystudies were Lonrpletedhy Burroughs New predictionsof hitiludinalvarialions el strato- sedimentsat McCook,Nebraska, and 4 fl deep into and [’m3trolData (’orpo]atiousfor a Nm’aercial splierieozone deplelions by spaceshtilfle opera~tions lava flows (BasMt) at Anlboy Crater. Caldornia. AerodynamicSdnuhtion Facility that will provide silow that "{he depletionsare not likely Io be Penctratorscarry a COlnplementof geopbysicaland corn pu[cr sinltdation of aerodynanl~cs phenontena a t geochenlicalexperiments each of which mnst wflh- markedlymore severeover the laundLsite than at processivgspeeds lw~ m threeorders of inagni~Llde slaltdve W highg roads(i.e.. 2.000-20.000 g’s’~ upon otherlatitudes. Similar calculations of the eft’cots el fame] than pnssiNe n(m v, ith general purpose chlorofhtoronLelbanesshow significantseasonal mlpact. CO nlptl[ers, Baseline con [‘igLIT~tions have been effectson the ]atitudmal variations of ozone definedto ineetthe perlornlancerequiremems with The Pioneer 10 Plasma Analyzeris continumgits depletions. the ~aci]ityproposed to be operationalal Ames in nleasurententsof the solarwind OtlI lO 14,5astro- tileearly 19go’s. nomicalunits ( 1.350,000.000miles from the sun) A straiosphericaerosol inodcl was successftd~y developedand used to assesstile potenlia] effects on The Workshop on Future Computer Requirelnenb of December1977. stratospherictemperatures o~ volcaniceruptions. It Ik>r(’Cnlaputafion~ll Aerodynanl[cS wa,, sponsored h~ The[‘irst numLericM study el‘ a dynamicalevolktCJotr was loundthat currenttrends in globaltemperatures Amesto relate’tile need:., o~ C(nlLpl.~tatJona[dire- or a collapsing,magnetized ]nlerstellar cloud has dynamicsto lhepro.levied capabilities el‘ general and are Ynorelikely due to decreas~-d~o[canic aclwity been carried out and has revealedan important than to beatingby carbondioxide: however, carbon speciallmrposc computers o~ Ill:’early lO8(l’s Over rekttionshipbetween the strengfl~of the magnetic dioxidebeaUng will becomedommant in the ful~tre. 250 Colnptita[ionalacrodynamicists and computer fie~dand the gasdensity at the centero~ clouds. scientistsrepresenting the compaterand aerospace CalcLdationsalso show thai lhe climaticelTcets of aerosols generated by projected aerospace indastries,tmiversities, and governntenlalagencies Fully three-dinlensionaln-body silnuh~tionsof operationswilI be insigniciant. partieipazedin the Workshop. galaxy formation and eye] Ll~ion have been performedon ’Ibe llliac computer.Experiments dealing~*ith the initialstages or galaxyformation Data nll the atmosphereof Mars. obtamed by Ames mdicateIhat elliptica]galaxies nLay il’~ fact be investigalorsd~tring entr?, ol tilelwo Viking lenders. 3- dimensionalcomputer prelateor footballshaped oNects. were analyzedto defineprofiles el temperature. pressure,and densfl}from an altitudeel 120 kin solutions ~75 miles1to touchdownon the planets~rface, dis- U-2 obtainsaerosol c~osing lbat Marc ,Hinospbereis in large sealc Three-dimensionalCOlnpnlcr solat[ons Of" the slostfingmotion, assockited ~,ith diurnal gravfl$ Navie>Stokes equations have been obtained Ior %1,a W2N+ supersonicturbulent flow over a compressioncorner samples with a sidewa[1Good agreementha, been oblamed Researchersat Ames,using U-2 aircraftt(> ()blain [n Jul’, IO7v, lhc Allies1.! 2 and Lear Jet ,sere with experimental measurements oI the shock- aerosol samples, have discovered that sea salt deployedto tilePanama C,mal *o pert‘orea I t,-da?. wave/boundaw-layerinteraction c flects. productsand probablyother Ios~.-altitudt" pollutants SlLid3 of almnspberic motions in the meteoro- arerising as highas tilestratosphere. They also Ilave. logicallyactive Intertropicai(onvergence Z(me A TleW implicitalgorit]un has been devek~pedto [orthe first time, found crystab, of a nitrogcn-sul[ur (ITCZh A group o| NASA and universiD w~entist> solvethe conservative,ltlll potenIial eqLlation for compoundthat Stlggeslaerosols may pie} a role in perfl~rmedsome twcheCxl~erinaents carried bs lilt the tram,olriC flow aboulan arbitraryairloih The die importantnitrogen oxide chemistr)ilt llie aircralta~ well as by balloonsand rockets.The new finite-differencemesh is Mignedwitll the aifloi] stratosphere observationsDnd snpport lo the theory ihat the surfaceand is generatednlanLericalfy using-a ~Ld]y ma)or mnvemcntel tropospheri~po]lutants into the implicilalgorithm. The new aPgoriflmlrepresents a In a stndy conducted by ph!.sicistsIrom flee startosphere,such a,, the halocarbonsI[.reonsL l, significantincrease hi conlpmationaleflicienc_’, over LawrenceBerkeley Laborator$, the 13]otlonel the due to the s~rongvertkai air n~ovementsassociated file >landaFd relaxationprocedttres. earth~*ith respect to distantniaLte~ o[‘ the Universe wilh the [TCZ. we:,meas(~red by a sensortlown m~ I]le1.]-2 aircraft, The new Giant PlanetPi~ot Facilityfor simulating Resuhs of this experhnenl may help aw, wer I] 2 aiTcratloperations ~.erc conducted m Alask;~ Jovian enlQ beatdtg conditionshas been rml at qaeslionsconcernmg file origin of the Universe. and tirePatLalna (’anal Zone during Jtme and Juryto powerlevels as highas (~()MW. (’alibration tests, collectdata for stratosphericresearch A ~nntinuir]~ x~,ellas pre[inmrar~,ablation tests on candidatehetK prohcot the¢ f[~.’ct~el: polh~timl on 1beozom.’ la~ei shieldmaterials for the JovianEntr~ Probe.have Star MWC 349 is tx’ingmade by Amesln~estigatop, alid scienli~ts been performedm the facility [n collaboralionwith astronomers[‘toni tile Extensivephotography was also takenin Alaskafor Universityof Arizona,Ames scientistsdiscovered a land managementapplicatkyns. Ames developed,high-tenlpcramre sibca Rensab0e Snrface[nsulalion I RSI ) wasadopted 1or useby rite SpaceSInHHe program for certainarea’, of the Space ShuttleG’rbitcr heat ,~hield Hla~ reqt:ire its higher strength and hi~ler temperature capability. Lockheed~on Hie contractTO n~allLdactur¢lite material

Ihe bigbes*sensitivily and resokaionS[ rl fScarch IknExl~aterrestrial Intelbg,’nce~ {~bscr~ations ever perlnrnredwere conductedusing the 30(F dkm3ctcr radi(~telescope of zhc Nati.:m~tlRadio A’droll~m/y Ohservattn)Over 200 nearb)",tar’. were searched. Thedata :ire currcnli~, being atratyzed.

Ntanlerica]stta~ies o[‘ tbc dkiranlic,,nl a Inodel sphericalsolar ~Jnd have been cnlnpi~’ted [[ has been fo~tnd that either an external ]le:lt[ng nlecballiSnlor ~i strongnlagnetic ""rlnzz~d3g’" uf~ecl near the <,un i’, required to acco~lnt Im lhe comlnonl?,observed high IT00 km!sec)solar wind speeds. A new model eli the expan’,ionof the tmiverse, basedon the generaltheory ~1 re]utivityanti the hypotlicsisthal the urlJvep, e pn~.sesses at netelceIliC charge,has been developedThe ptcdJcli(]ns O[ Ihis the(rDare in accordwilh currcn~ dat:~ ol3 the expan+ siotland U~e of theLinJversc. J

5 i the ASSESSII Lear Jet 70] was based at PatrickAir Force Base, "FileInstitute lor Advunced( Olllptltutic*rl Ilan heel) f this Florida, to obtain measurements ot lightning engagedin a scaecessltllt, ll))rl h) makeil’, till, Jill,iv :ming The ASSESS]1 projectwas a detailedsimulationof activityfor theSpace Shuttle program. conlplllalioualresources availahlc h) tl~<"",t’gr]lcl)t~ Spacelaboperations using the Ames ResearchCenter oltheFederal (;ovu’rnlTlelll W[lidl I/ligtll bt.,,I hctlcill Measurements aboard the KAO indicate the CV-990aircraft laboratory, Galileo 11, to represent fromthe application of thcsu" rcsotlrcu’h IlJ problClllX trato- presenceof a significantdiurnal variation of [t~Oin the Shuttle/Spacelabwith a complex payload of el~, nationalink’rest. Several coopc-ralivc pFojecl !lions the upper mesosphere;these are first measurements science experimentsfrom the U.S. and European have been underlakcn with vaIiIIu’> elu’iTll.’nl~.Of |he o be of mesosphericHa O. an at laboratories.The cooperativeNASA/ESA project Govcrnmeutincluding the Armt. tile Nay} lilt Air ctsof culminatedin a 10-dayflight mission in May’ 1977, Forte,the Deparhnenlel Agriccdturc.tile United sonal irlwhich trained payload specialists operated experi- States Geological SLwvc~. the Food and Drug mentsand livedin confinedquarters much as willbe Administration.the IXqense Mapping Agency.and )ZOUe AVRADCOM done on Space Shuttle in the 1980’s. Spacelab severalNASA organization,,external Io lhc Ames management teams from MSFC, KSC, and JSC ResearchCenlcr. ~fu]ty worked closely with the ARC Medium Altilude Yo- 3A acquired MissionsBrauch and the ESA/SPICEorganization to The circuitry1o support]LLIA(" control unil aJId :ts on The YO-3A "qLliet" aircraft was acquired b~ implement those tasks payload development. processing elemenl execulion overlap has been ns.h NASA-Amesto be utilizedfor in-flightacoustic ~aunchsite processiug, and flightoperations which implemented.This overlapcapabifit$ allnw,, the ,ttires measurenlentson lest V/STOL aircraftincluding tw]ty aretheir areas of responsibilitym Space]ab. [LLIA( to achieve ils maxm~um computalimlal helicopters.The YO-3A wd] be instrumented~ith speedof up to 310 millioninstructiom, per ,,econd. irbon Ames ResearchCenter was representedat Ihe Paris n’~crophones,monitoring, and recordingeqtdpmenl ItNre A~r Show froni Jnn¢ 2 to June 12. 1977. by the as well as an accuratem-flighl, station-keeping :Is Ol GalileoII aircraitlaboratory wilh the ASSESSII system. By flying helicoptersand other VSTOL ILLIACtransfers ~pacc payloadof scientificinstrktments consisting of five aircraftin a station-keepin#mode at chosenspatial Americanand five Europeanexperimenls, thelatlez posHionswith respectto the YO-3A, high-qualil~ 800,000bits per sec l’rom Germany.France. En~and, The Netherlands. slationaD,acoustic data carl be obtained.This aud Italy. By iuvilalionfrom the EuropeaoSpace in-flighttechnique, which was pioneeredby the A hi~l-speeddigital conmlunlcation link between Agenc~ tESA~ who participatedin the ASSESSI] AeromechanJc> Laboratory o~ AVRADCOM. is an lhe ILLIACand a remotecompLatcr iacilit!, has been Spacelabsdl~tllation ndssion, tbc CV-qOO wa~ a excellentmethod of gatheringH}e highl3directional implementedand used ro~atinebal transferrates m walk-on disptay at tile Sakm du Bourgel. so acouaslicdata of rota~.-wingaircra~ excessel g00.000bib per second,with mean lime inlmen~elypop~dar [llal over 80,000persons were betweentailure~ of betterthan 4 hours. acconmlodatedby Ames. Northrop Service~,.and experilneuler pe~ouneI on hand lot tile st)o~ and The lwo-dhnensionaIu-,cilIating airloiI apparatus has tor the followingseries el scienceflighb, over RESEARCH SUPPORT succe~Mul~,been Iesk’d u? J static ~esl ,,land and ib Eur-ol~,. currenlhbcmg Jsnstal]cdin the Ames 1]-FoolWind well, Tunnel >day Ring:~of Uranusdiscover3 l,.lr whidl Dr. James, A new biotelcmctrys3slenn for imptanzationh; ra~s ~OFO- [:llioIreceived lhc NASA Medal i<)r lxcu’ptionz.d aud other small animals has been successfully. The Ames ]]-Foo~ I, VHld TL~llnelhas been success- Zone SctentificAchie~emenl ill lecognilmn01" 11i~Inno~,a- developed and nsed Ep, crgy tel the system is tulbhsdro-tc:4¢d and recertiflcdior continaeduse. 3I[sI~ li;etlsC of" the KAO plovtdcd b) indnclion, lllercby elin)haat]ug ¢ tilt tmlcliablebaltertes nt,% 40’x80’ modification tile ProjectPorcupine [~lgineeringsupport lot Ilk’ illlpler~)enlahonel a a thc ProjectPorcupine l.calJet ~()5,ba~ed in a.then~. nunlberel exr¢’rimcnl.stor SMD-[IIq Spa~cMission contracts Ik’velopmenli ,.~ :Is pro~ided (;reeve.obhlined k)~-l{g]H-k’wI pholt~graphs ota luted Under the ModJl{cal/o~/of 40- x 80-FootSubsonic rocket-releasedbariLan) ion cloud"’trapped" m tile [:ngineeringsupporl to build,~pcralc, and record Wind TunnelPrelect. ccnltract~ ha~e been awarded eartlf~ InagneIicfic[d line’,. dala!toni a ne~.adval) ccd la~l-dopp]eF vctoci]nctcr tolLl[hlgS1 ; nlillionEor the tollowingmajor |he WesternRegional Applicant* Program canlc inlo and dala process<~rwas providedlo lhc ~xperi "~Rcpo~cring"efforl The contract~tncludeftirnish- ing motors.~ariahl¢ pitcil hubs. and fan blade,, beingin 1~)’7+"lhis pro~anl extends the cm~el+tSof mentalFhdd Dynamic,,Branch. Tiff:, equipment was u,er-drivenIranxte= of [ andsat tcchuo]og> IO usu, d Io providecxperinlen[a] vetilicataon o[ a agenciesm the 14 ltlleslernStaie~. including Hawaii technical brcak[hroL@k a computer-predicled FormerAerospace andAlaska. Acti~ilie,, are in prt>gres,,at llli~lime iw phellonlel)OlliI1 tmsiead?,lto,a atlOll[ an airfoil Arizona.(’a/ihmna. (ololado. Norlh Dakota. contractoremployees Montana.aud tla~a:aia A do-il-~,ourselfhandbook for lhc dc>ign oi electncatfilters ~,as published Duringlhe (aliforniaIore,,t fire season. ~,ev,eral flightswere nlat.lc bV the~.-2 aircratl to supporl{ire fightersto pinpoinl"’he1 spots" and potential A ba,,,ics$ slcn)k*r rapid :,canning a~nd readout of up to 1000 pre:?4urctransducers il)ounted in ved data aeqmsition and duspla~. el)on n)a} 124.’ lL~fd IO illea~tlr~2ftllld:tl)lgn[al para- package ha’, been de,dopedtel the analysisel reelersof airllowin wiudlunnels unsleady aerodymmVc phenouwna. The systenl display~the experhnentaldalB Oll-th]e ~illl selected -% new alignmenl-tolerantprinciple for Schliermand Overlays el theoreticaland,or other esperimeuhlt shadougrapll de,ices wa> delnonslrated and installed data whichare obtainedflton tile conlpuler’sdata il~an (Iperatiugs},slei1). Thi> Ic’chnique eiilnina[e, bank I}le need tel rigid couplingel mirrorsor Optical elenlenlsel) {we sides of a tluid l]ow under A StlCCOSSlU[ dcp]’,’,~, UleUl Io Boise. Idaho. wa. nladc m vestigalion. in Februaryto undertlya I’ndloouIhglll experdneni couducledby (’anadianAlnmspheric SOllice t AITSI to (’old Lake, Canada. The data galhcledb$ the htstrunlcuhitior)lot doconlel)tirlg the I]tlt~, iTl tile (;ianlPlanel Pilol Facility and Itigll-I nlhatp) t inlr,~ Slratospher~cAir Sampler[I(SASI]t were utilized I:acilib wasdesigucd, built and tested ill tilt’ tIPPI’. to complimenttile atmospheric nleasurehie sis acquiredwith tile A}-S flight. TIw Vertical Motion Shindator Mode Conlrtd InterTmpical ConvergenceZone Expedition Lear S} s;leln:was designed, bnih, aud (esled Jet 705 and Ihe NASA U-_2 wene based m the Panama (’anal Zone aud collected atmospheric A nev, uiodelUllrasoniscol~,, capable of yielding aerosolsill l|le InterTropical(’onvcrgence Zone ID [wo-dinlensiollal cross sections O~ The hearl wa:, supportstudies of circnlationof thesesubstances. deve[owd. 6 Ames Research Center

Ames PromotionPlan vacancies Leaveperiods Notice Areaof Cloai~g Becauseof tirepartictdar begirming and endingdates No. Title Grade Ors. Consideration Date of the 1978leave year, there will be 27 leaveperiods insteadof theusual 25 leaveperiods. 78-43 Aer0spaeeEngineer GS-12/13 L8 Centerwida 1-20-78 78-47 ElectronicsTaeh GS-719 FOS Centerwideand 2-$7-78 Permanentl’ull-time employees will b0 advanced outside annualluave as rollows: 78 48 Pr0carementClark {Tyging) {}r C~erk Typist GS-4/5or ASL Centerwideand 1-23-78 GS-3/4 outside Yearso1’ Service [qoursAdvanced 78-z~9 Secretary(Stenography) or Administrative GS-6/7 L Centerwide 1-25-78 0 3 108 Assistant(Stenography) 3- 15 166 15ormore 78-50 Seeretaw(Typing) GS-4/5 LM Centerwideand 1-25-78 2~6 outside All employeesin a pay statusfor the entire1978 7B-51 AircraftMechanic WG-8/lO/11 FOS Centerwideand 1-3078 leaveyear will accrue 108 hoursof sicklease. outside

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simulations,and the low-costMLS airbornereceiver Microwave Landing System developmentprogram. 17 November-14 December 1977. An 1 I-memberNavy MLS test team from the Patuxent (MLS) prototypeis tested River Naval Air Test Center conductedextensive F4J flighttests using the MLS. CoupLedapproaches to autoland were made in December Mler A prototypeMicrowave Landing System (MLS), Everettof the FAA Approachand LandingDivision optimizingthe F4J flightcontrol system. The real- providedto Ames by the FAA as part of a joint visitedAmes to reviewthe MLSstatic and flight test time capabilitiesof the NASA CrowsLanding Flight FAA,’NASA letter of agreement, has been the data. As requestedby the FAA, Ames personnel testfacility enabled successful completion ahead of subjectof intensivetesting and international interest from the AvionicsSystems Branch provided all the scheduleof the plannedseries of MLS ttighttests since installation and acceptance tests were Crows Landing prototype MLS test data and accordingto Mr. Alex Schost.program manager of completedby a team ol Ames, FAA, and contractor describedthe data acquisition,~processing techniques the Navy MLS test team. In the same time period. personnelin IX’camber1976 treported in the Astro- and formatsused, successfulMLS coupled approachesto autoland gram. 12!30;76l.Since the initialreporting, the were made by the AircraftG&N Brond using the lollowingevents have occurred : 10-1] November 1977. Five FAA Headquarters Ames DHC-6. 14 October 15 November ~977 Final angle personneland six USSR visitorsrepresenting the 20 December I977 6 JanuaW 1978. The MLS systemoptimization adjustments were performedin Ministryof Civil Aviation.Ihe Radio Research elevationsystem was relocatedto midfieldto real time by the joint team utilizingthe Ames Institute,and the Instituteof FlightResearch supportAmes VTOL/STO/flighttests. STOL-I DH(’-6 aircraft and the realqime data touredthe MLS insta]tationat Crows Landingand acquisitionfacilitor at CrowsLanding A precision- witnesseda demonstrationof real-trineradar modifiedL-Bord DME was added to the angle MLS tracking/dataprocessing lot a MLS flighttest using Rotorcraftworkshop providingbetter than 50-ft range accuracy. ~be Ames DHC-6 aircraft. The second day was 7-8 November 1077 Representatives of the devotedto briefingsof Ames MLS R&D effortssuch The U.S. Army ResearchOffice, in collaboration United KingdomPlessey (’ompan~ and Mr. Seymour as MLS accuracyrequirements, multipath effect with the Aeromechanics Laboratory of the U.S. Army Researchand Technolo~:Laboratories !AVRADCOM),is holding a RotorcraftVibration Workshop on 22-23 February. t978. at Ames Research Center. The Army Research Office sponsorsbasic and appliedresearch in mathematics, enNneering,and the physicalsaences by means of contractsand grantsat educationatinstitutions. government and industD’ research groups, and researchinstitutes, The workshop will bring together university,industr), and governmentpersonnel to identify,basic researchand technologyneeded to improvevibratio]? characteristics of currentand forum rotorcraft.Eighteen speakershave been invitedto participatein four technicalsessions dealingwith spt’cific aspects of rotorcral~vibration and a generaldiscussion session to summarizeresults o| the presentationsand delineatepossible avenues for futureresearch. The fourtechnical sessions will include an industry and government review of vibrationproblems, principles and techniquesof vibration reductionm dynamic systems,mathe- maticalaspects of rotorcraJtvibration analysis, and rotorcraflstructura! dynamics. The workshopis intendedto providean opportunityfor university researchersto absorb practicaIinlormation and Navy.military, and c viltanparticipants include (back rou’l ~. Dawirs.R Kable,J. Ellis.T Collnm,A Schust; experienceof industryand governmentpersonnel (frontrow) G Houser.R. LeviskLE. l~ilker.C DunlevrE Grass.D. rarlor while at the same time exposing industry and government personnel to advanced methods and techniques being developed by university NASA selects35 astronauts researchers,~ partof the program,a cocktailhour and dinner are scheduled for the evening of NASA Administrator,Dr. RobertA. Frosch,has talentedand experiencedpeople availableto us 22 FebruarS,at Rickey’sr.lyatt House. announcedthe selectionof 35 new astronautcandi- today." The workshophas been organizedinformally and datesfor the SpaceShuttle program NASA received8,079 applicationsduring a year- intentionallylimited to a smallgroup of specialists This groupof candidateswill reportto Johnson long recruitingperiod which ended June 30, I977. who will activelyengage in discussionswith the SpaceCenter on July I. Iq78 There they wilt join SinceAugust, 208 finalists have been inters’iewed speakersto help achievethe goalsof the workshop. theastronauts currently on flightstatus. and have undergone medical examinations at Members of tile Ames rotorcraftresearch com- In makingthe announcement,Dr. Frosch said: NASA’sJohnson Space Center,Houston, Tea. munity having a strong interestin rotorcraft "’Thelong and difficulttask of selectingthe most Aftertwo yearsof trainingand evaluationat the vibrationproblems and who would like to partici- qualifiedcandidates for the SpaceShuttle program JohnsonSpace Center.successful candidates will pateira thisworkshop or desirefurther information has beenconcluded and we are verypleased with the becomeastronauts and enter the Shuttletraining regardingthe technicalprogram are encouragedto results.We have selectedan outstandinggroup of programleading to selectionon a Space Shuttle contactR. A. Ormiston,Aeromechanics Laboratow. WOmen and men who representthe most competent, flightcrew. (Cont. on p.2) X-5835. 2 Ames ResearchCenter

MLS photos luferreceives citation for savinglife On April30 lastyear, Ernie lufer, trained in Red Crossadvanced f’u’st aid, was in a boatnear scuba diverswhen one of the diverslost consciousness and respirationnear the surface.As soonas he reached the victim,Mr. Iuferbegan mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;he and othersthen succeeded in gettingthe victiminto his boat,where resuscitation and other life-supportivefirst aid measureswere continued. After approximately15 minutes,the victimbegan to respond.Without doubt, the use of firstaid by lufersaved the victimfrom death by drowning. For this act of mercy lufer has been named to receivethe Red CrossCertificate of Merit.This is the highestaward ~ven by the AmericanRed Cross to a personwho saves or sustainsa life by using skillslearned in a RedCross first aid, small craft, or watersafety course. The Certificatebears the orig- inalsignatures of PresidentCarter, Honorary Chair- man, and Frank Stanton,Chairman of the American Red Cross.The Certificatewas awardedon Janu- ary’ 16thin a ceremonyat the Red CrossHeadquar- tersin P’,doAlto. 7£ Collom.t~ Dawirs.C Burrous,A. Schust,J Pope.R Kable. Exportcontrol In the event that you, as a former NASA employee,take a professionalposition as an aerospace expertdealing with or for privateindustr~ abroador foreigngovernments, you will be subject to the InternationalTraft]c tn Arms Regulations (ITARtadministered by the Departmentof State, Underthese regulations certain types of unclassified technica]information requires an exportlicense beforeit may be disclosedin any mannerto foreign nationals The U.S. MunitionsList of the ITAR sets forth categoriesof itemswhich require an exportlicense Practicallyall space and advancedaeronwatical equipment is covered by one or more of these categories. The exportof u~classifiedtechnical data is also subjectto licensing.The ITARdefines the exportot "TechnicalData" (summarized~ as "oral.visual, or documentarydisclosure of unclassifiedinformation thatcan be used for the desigrl,produclion, manu- facture,repair, overhaul, processing, engineering. development,operation, maintenance, or recon- structionof items on the MunitionsList. or that informationwhich advances the state-ol-the-art "’ Lt. Jim ElLsmaking a touch-and-golanding in Nay)’t:-4 at CrowsLanding with MLS Elevationin background. Dentalplan The open enrollmentperiod for the Ames dentzt plan is from January-February15 for a March ]st effectivedate, All peoplerenewing their dental policyshould reenrolt, There witL be a meetingwith dentalrepresentative Dan Stark on Februaryg at noontime in Room 147, Bldg. 241. Come if you haveany questions. Shuttleastronauts rco,,, ir. .,p . Missionspecialist astronauts will have the overall responsibilityof the coordination,with the com- manderand pi~ot,of SpaceSh utileoperations in the areasof crewactivity planni.ng, consumables usage. andother Space Shuttle activities affecting experi- ment operations.They may participatein extra- vehicularactivities (space walksl, perform specia] payloadhandling or maintenanceoperations using theSpace Shuttle remote manipulator system, and assistin specificexperiment operation at thediscre- tion of the experimentsponsor. Thenewly selected candidates include 14 civilians and 21 militaryofficers. Of the group, six are women,and four are minorities.There are currently Left to right.Ptvovaroe. Pakholkov. Bomdarenko. Cooper, Tracy. Steblez, Gromov. Frisbee, Vatsuk, Ukolov, 27 astronautson active status (17 pilots and BondLTerpstra. and Lessing. 10 scientistastronauts) and oneon leaveof absence. IIIP,r#’t

Stanford/NASAjoint institute "SojournerTruth" Universityand governmentscientists are collab- In additionto Poundand Poppathe Institutehas orating in researchon the microstructuresand two deputydirectors: Profs. Michel Boudart, chair- speaks relatedchemistry and physicsof solidsurfaces and man of chemicalengineering, and WilliamSpicer of tiny particlesin a newly formed Stanford/NASA electricalengineering and materials science¯ Joint Institutefor Surfaceand Microstructural A soul stirringproduction no one can affordto Research. Associatemembers of the Instituteare Profs. lrdss. "SojournerTruth," a God-givenname to a The Institute permits sharing manpower and Klaus Heinemann,Robert Sinclair, Wi~ham Tiller, freed slave named Isabella,was a woman of her highly advanced laboratory equipment between and Dr. H. L Yu of materialsscience; Prof. Robert time. NASA-AmesResearch Center’s Materials and Physi- Madixof chemicalengineering; Prof. Clayton Bates She took the world upon her shoulders and cal SciencesBranch and Stanford’sdepartments of of electricalengineering and materialsscience, and soughtto bring abouta changethrough her travels Prof.Walter Harrison of appliedphysics. materialsscience, chemical engineering, and electri- preachingTruth and Righteousness. calengineering. It formalizesand expandscollabora- Scientificadvisers are Dr. Ralph Del~abettaof Co-sponsoredby the Women’s Advisory Group, tiveresearch by scientistsof the two institutions chemicalengineering and Prof. IngotfLindau and and the BlackAdvisory Group, this programis par- thathas beengoing on sinceI968. Drs. CharlesHelms and RonaldPowell of electrical ticularly timely during Black Histo~ Month, "This cooperationhas already producedmajor engineering. althoughits beautifulmessage is rightfor men and scientificadvances, mainly through the supportof Microstructuresof the surfaces of solidsand par- women of every race and cree~. It is a message graduatestudent research, and has resultedin four ticlesand their effect on thesurface properties are depictingthe power that can be generate~by one Ph.D.theses," said Prof. Guy M. Poundof materials becomingsteadily more importantin solid state personwho trulycares about her feltowbeings. science,director of thenew Institute. "’In the past it physicsand electronics,catalysis, corrosion, inter- Starringin thismagnificent monodramatic presen- tation is CharmaineCrowell, who proves that a was performedentirely or largely at the Ames facereactions, and a hostof otherfields, the scien- Research Center with coadwce from University tistspoint out. one-womanshow need not be a static series of facultyand Centerstaff members.’" recitations.She actswith her wholebody, voice and It is the surfaceof smoke particlesthat may Dr. HelmutPoppa, Ames physicistand a Stanford heart,and from the deep understandinggained in produceinteractions which causesmog. The corro- consultingprofessor, is associatedirector of the years of researchinto the woman who was TRUTH sionof metalsstarts at the surface.The interface Institute.He notedthat researchby students,fac- ¯..+" "SojournerTruth+ structurebetween silica and silicon must be properly ulty,and staff would continueat both locations, Don’t miss it. one performanceonly. Thursday, controlledin orderto makeintegrated circuits. and thatsome of Ames’ highlysophisticated equip- February 15th. at i p.m. in Ames Auditorium, mentwould be transferredto Stanford. A vast amountof study is neededto determine Building20i. The loan of a "’microareaAuger spectroscopy the physicaland chemicalproperties of theselayers, system,"for instance,has alreadybeen approved by surfaces,interfaces, and partickesand how they NASA-Amesand will be movedto tile campusin the interactwith othermaterials and the environment. near future. A kind of combination electron Informationthus obtainedcan be appliedin count- microscope-Augerspectrometer, it is used for lesspursuits, for example, in identifyingcarcinogens extremelyfine spatial and chemical analysis. (cancer-producingmaterials!, controlling pollution, Poppa said the Institutewill not only provide andeven in predictingthe weather. expandedresearch opportunities for bothgraduates TheInstitute also expects to initiatecollaborative and undergraduatesand contributesubstantially to researchwith other universitiesand government NASA’smaterials research programs, but will also laboratoriesin mutuMlyproductive fields of study. encouragevisits by distinguishedU.S. and foreign Seminarsand informalcourses for scientists of other scientists,postdoctoral lellows, and international researchcenters and industriallaboratories are also exchangestudeots. planned. Best photo captionschosen ! 4

ARC leads in minoritycontracts

Ames has recently, been commended b) Head- quarter,’Director of EquaiOpportunit~ Programs. HarrietJenkins, for the FY’,7 resultswhich ARC achieved in the minority business enterprise program. The prizefor thevery best caption will go to Fredlmmen. He win receivethe photowith a matchingframe ff~r Ames’ minority bosiness enterprise program submittingthe best caption. awarded55.162,770 in Section8(a} contractsand Winningcaptions include the following: $308,272in othercontracts in FY77 and surpassed ’S y, th s is your old friendHans! Don’t you rememberme? Look what Washingtonhas done to me!’" - Fred itsgoaL. Immen. Ames leads all Centers m total dollars "I’mnot justa prettyface, I can type too!"- MadonnaMahonev. {$19.263,557)reported to minorityentrepreneurs "Wheredid you .say you saw an advertisementfor the new CenterDirector?" Dennis Riddle¯ sinceNASA’s program inception in June 19"70. "Thisis thelast time the llliac will be usedfor computer dating¯" + JimRogers. It is interestingto note that of the dollars ’Tingiving you justone billionyears to get PioneertO out of my+ parkingspace." - GordonDeboo. awardedto minorityfirms+ s3,g40,236 or 69% were "ButI don’thave a long-inslson." - MorrisLile. in thetechnical and computerservices or in research "Areyou stillinsistent that thereare no problemswith DNA recombinantresearch?" Bill Bausman. and development. 4 Ames ResearchCenter

Ames PromotionPlanvacancies ,, FOUND:One pairof prescriptionsunglasses (aviator type). Owner can call or pick them up at Oper. Notice Are of Closing Radio Room, Bldg. 211, Room 103, X5280. No. Title Grade Org. Consideration Date FOR SALE: Sears outboard motor, 7.5 hp, F-N-R 78-52 EquipmentControl Specialist GS-5/7 AAP Centerwideand 2-3-78 outside gearshift, 3-1/’4 gal remotetank. Less than 25 hours 78-53 Secretary(Typing} GS-4/5 FSV Centerwideand 2-3-73 runningtime. $375. Call (408)262-4709. outside 78-54 ContractSpecialist GS-5/7 ASF Centerwideand 2-3-78 FOR SALE: 2 modernblack upholsteredchairs, $75 outside ca.,2 endtables, $50 ea., dinette table and 4 chairs, 78-55 E~ectronicsTechnician GS-5/6 AAC Ccnterwideand 2-3-78 $100, 4 drawerchest for child’sroom, $35, twin outside bed frame,55. All items in excellentcondition. Call TO APPLY:Complete ARC 59 endsubmit to MailStop 241-6. 255-2195alter 5 p.m.

FOR SALE: Wards portable sewing machine with MERIT PROMOTION PLAN S~ELE£TIONS case,sews zig-zag,heaw materialwith attachments Notice and instructions,like new, $30. Hydraulicrowing No. Title Or9. Name machine(exerciser) like new, barely used, $50. Call 732-9116after 6 p.m. 78’33 EmployeeDevelopment Clerk (Typing) APT ShirleyMock (outside candidate) 78’37 ContractSpecialist ASF OeonisPadiHa A male medical student from Georgetown 78-33 LeadVoucher Examiner GayleWoody AFG Universitywil~ be coming to work at Ames from February6 AprilI and needsa placeto live during thattime. He wouldprefer to renta roomor sharea Housing houseor apartment,but willsublet or house-sit.If you know an appropriatesituation, please call Dee Want ads FOR RENT: Cupertino, 2 bedrooms, patio, new Kelsey.494-8460. carpetsand drapes,fresh paint,fenced yar& Pets o.k. $355/moplus deposit.Call 733-9726evenings. Looking for king- or queen-sizewaterbed. Good condition.Call 9694)462. Transportation FOR RENT: Sunnyvale, Lakewood Village, 3-bedroom,2-bath, double garage, fireplace, carpets, Lookingfor roommatemale or female,nonsmoker: FOR SALE: 1971 Volvo 142S. 4cyh, 22mpgcity, drapes,fenced yard. Children and petso.k. $385/mo 3 bedrooms,51 IO/mo plus utilities.Off Saratoga 28 highway.Radio/heater/air/radials/tinted glass/ plusdeposit. Call 733-9726 evenings. Avenue.San Jose. Call Charlotteor Ron 906-2417. 4-speed.Top conditionand low mileage.$1800. Call 294-9289after 5 p.m. FOR SALE: Refrigerator.Sears coldspot.18 cu It, FOR SALE: Yashica FR SLR with fl 4lens. Only frostfreewith icemaker,like new. $200 "[ape four monthsold. with case and filters.$275. Carl FOR SALE; 1967 Mustang 289-V8~ AT, PS, good recorder575. Call 733-9726 evenings. Kevin Donohoe X5737. tires,new vinyltop, freshpaint, new alternator, mastercylinder, and more,$1275. Call 227-2710. SKIERS:Walk or ski to AlpineMeadows lifts from FOR SALE:Sears extra firm king mattress,springs 3-bedrnomcondominium tsleeps up to 10). AEK, and frame:two twin springs:one twinhead and foot dishwasher,laundry, fireplace and wood. heated board: one lamp; one 30-06 Enfietd;one 30-0~ parkingpad. By day or week.Call 736-1357. Springfield.Call 657-2017.

HOUSE FOR SALE: Are you looking for a home Male graduatestudent in needot temporaryhousing Ameri away from a]I the smog, crowds,etc., of the Bay (furnisbed)from about February5 April ], 1978. Golfclub of Re Area, yet within commutingdistance of Ames? I Should be easy commute to Ames/MoffettFietd. Divisic may have just the place for you A 3-bedroom, Cu]I Marshall Joseph. Washington, DC. Direct, Forall golfers,old and new.time to joinup and 2-bathhome with tots of nicefeatures: newly-rebuilt ( 202 )965-2988or KatherineSuri (415)q65-5574. Space send in your dues lot anotherfun year. Our 1978 and customized:and, best of all, locatedin the tourschedule is as follows: peaceful,serene setting of the mountains.It’s in the A Gl’s DREAM "The Nancymohile’" A Feb. ~ I Sunnyvale town of La Honda, 3ust 25 miles from Ames over CLASSIC- 5500 Cal~Nancy 257-8229 after5p.m ~OE Mar. II - San Jose goodroads. $J 19,000.Call (415)74749596 evenings. where Apr. I CaleroHills ROOMMATE WANTED: Share house in Santa nautica ApE 29 - Riverside FOR RENT: Pain Alto, customized 4-bedroom Clara,female preferred, $150/mo and I/2 utilities. ationI May 20- San Ramon Eichler,2 baths,18x27 living/dining area, stone gas Available immediately. Call 296-2009 after Struct~ June 10 Laguna Seea fireplace,family room. remodeled kitchen, carpeted, 4:30 p.m for th July g Aptos 2-carattached garage, $600/mo. Call 494-6615 variabl July 29 - SantaTeresa FOR SALE: One pair Sony ICB-170transeivers with which Aug. 12 - Pajaro casesvalued at $150:will sellfor $75.New. These supers( Sept. 9 - Pasatiempo Miscellaneous are nottoys. Ca]l 294-9289 after 5 p.m. in act Sept.23 - Spyglass Institul Oct.14 - SpringValley FOR SALE:Snow tires,little wear, G78-15. 545/pr. WANTED: Sextant.Would trade for Black & Decker Nov. I 1 Delaveaga A78-]3, $30/pr.Call Bob Phimmer.X5716. routeror soundpressure ]eve] meter. Call 274-7374 McC. Dec. 2 Santa Teresa papers Prospectivenew memberscan call Dave Banducciat Ames Flying Club membership available, FOR SALE: Backpack and frame, complete. Amefic ext.5152. Cessna120, hangaredat SJC, $400 for ]/lO share, Universaladj. fullsize, Like new, used once.$50 (AIA~ $6/hr(wet), $12/mo. Call 736-8497or 252-8245. Call 341-6736evenings. Aernna Tau.R~

He i NationalAeronautics and AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Advisor SpaceAc~ministration System~ Ames ResearchCenter Admin. Mgt. Building, Phone 965*5422 Postageand Fees Paid MoffetlField, California 94035 System,, T~e Astrogram is an official publication of t~te Ames R~search NationalAeronautics and Strategi OFFICIAL BUSINESS SpaceAdministration Center, National A~’o~autics and Space Administration,Moffett Advieor Field, California, and is e~blished bi-w~eklv in ~he inter~t of Penaltyfor private use $300 NASA-451 Ames employees. menlbel Researc Editor ...... Meredith Moore former A~sociate Editor ..... Marcia K~dota ReSorter5 ..... NASA Fmplovee~ Aerospa Det~Oline foe contributions: Thursday between pu~li~tion dates Enginee the NA Council. NationalAeronautics and S paceAd m i n istration Ames ResearchCenter MoffettField, CaBifornia 94035 N/ A ’

McCarthynamed SPACECRAFTIN A GAG! Lewisdirector

Dr. John F~ McCarthy,Jr., is to becomeDirector of LewisResearch Center on October1, 1978.

Dr. McCarthy is currently the Director of MassachusettsInstitute ot Technotogy’sCenter for Space Research.He has been a professorof aeronauticsand astronauticsat MIT since1971 and is a widelyrecognized expert in systemsengineenng and vehicledesig~a.

Before joining the staff of MIT. Professor McGarthywas with the Los AngelesDivision, North American Rockwell Corp. (now Rockwell Inter- national Corp.), where he was Vice President, Systems Enl~neering.

Other key posations held earber at North American Rockwell included Vice President, Research and Engineenng, and Executive Vice President,Technical. at the Los AngelesDivision: Vice President,Research and Engineenng,North AmericanAviation Divisions Office; Vice President of Research,Engineering and Test for the Space Division;and AssistantChief Engineer, Apollo, and PioneerFenus-Orbiter spacecraft undergoes rest#lg,tor "magnetic cleanliness" in the .~agnettesTest Facility, at Direclorshipsin ControlSystems. Technology, and Ames.Tile Fenus-Orbiter will be the .first~tS spacecrat~to orbitthe cloud-s/2n-,~ded planet and is parto{rhe SpaceSciences, at the SpaceDivision first planetaryatraospheres mission, which should help with understandingof Earth ~ chrnateThe spacecrW~ mustbe magnedca11~clean to avoidinterference w~th e~per~ments ~t carries.The bag,desig~red to protectthe Born in Bostonin 1925, McCarthyattended Mrl" ~’enus-Orhirerfrom dirt. is magnetieall)transparent a~td ~t,a~ not remored/or the tests.Pioneer-renll.~ is where he receivedS.B. and S.M. degreesin aero- managedby A~e~’The twoPioneer- renus spa~ ecraft are being budt b~ tlughes]4ircratt (~ nauticafengineering in ! 950 and195 I. Aftergradu- ation he joinedthe staff of MITs Aeroelasticand StructuresResearch Laboratory and was responsible for the designand operationof one of the first "Sojourner"play February 15 variableMuch numbersupersonic test sections,in whichhe performedsome of the earliestsuccessful ’"]-RUTH". .... SojounrerTruth that is. comes a dedicatedand ta]entedactress, dancer, and poet. to Ames Auditorium Wednesday. Fehruap, I5 at supersonicflutter tests. In t 962he receiveda Ph.D. She currentlyteaches acting at the Instituteof ] p.m. lor one performanceonty. in aeronauticsand physics from the California Afro-AmericanArts and Culturein San Jose. Instituteof Technology. Cosponsoredby the Black Advisor3"Group and Her actingcredits include major roles in South the Women’sAdvisory Group, Sojourner speaks for Paci,fic.A Raisinin the Sun and SisterSonjiL a Blacksand women hke no otherperson of her time. McCarthyis the author of numeroustechnical rnonodramawhich has won her great acclaim in papers; a fellow and former director of the The PALO ALTO TIMES said "Charmame Crowell colleges and universities.Charmaine has also provesthat a one womansho,a, needn’t be a static AmericanInstitute of Aeronauticsand Astronautics pc’stormedwith the African People’sRepertory seriesof recitations.She actswith her totaIbody, tA1AA): an associate fellow of Ihe Royal TheaterCompany in San Francisco.Her most recent not justher voice .... as directedby OpalBrown. its AeronauticalSociety; a member of Sigma Gamma perlormancewas m Los Angels at the Mark Taper swiftvignettes trace Sojourner Truth’s progress from Yau,Research Society of Americaand SigmaXi. Forum"’Story Theater.’" abjectslave In abolitionistfirebrand with humor, This performanceis a "’MUSTSEE" for all men pathos,and warmth."Charmaine has been known to and women who love America.not only f~r what it He is a member of the Air Force Scientific moveaudiences from tears to laughterin an instant. AdvisoryBoard and Chairmanof the Aeronautical is. hut for our visionof what it can be, Sojourner generatingstanding ovations at most performances. SystemsDivision Advisory Group of the Air Force South was a persondedicated to that vision.Her "’...it is a mustto seeror those who are interested Systems Command. He is a member of the Joint storybelongs to us all. in historicalattitudes and the futureprogress of StrategicTarget Planning Staff (JSTPS’I Scientific AmericanBlacks and women:truly a must to see for AdvisoryGroup for the Joint Chiel]sof Staff,a peopleof allages." memberor the AmericanManagement Association’s CharmaineCrowell, whose years of researchand Research and DevelopmentPlanning Council. a Dentalnotice studyled to this monodramaticpresentation, is an lormer memberof the executivecommittee of the establishedprofessional performer. A native of AerospaceDivision of the AmericanSociety los Dental insuranceapplications fusing the new Virginiaand all-aroundactress. Ms. Crowellhas EngineeringEducation, and has been a memberof formst must reach the lollowing address by made several appearances on bolh stage and the NASA Research and Technology Advisor, February 15, 1978: Dental Ser’*.ices, television.She hailsfrom Talledega College and has Council,Panel on SpaceVehicles since 1974. P. O. Box 26768.San J~,rse,CA 9515q Contactthe madeher way successfullyto NorthernCalifornia as TrainingOffice if youhave any questions. 2 Ames ResearchCenter

ReorganizationofLabs A GUIDETO ACTION reprintedfromthe Milpitas Post

In orderto providea structuremore responsive to SmallClaims Court is the final forum for many to file),your next step is to decidewho to nameas the Aeromechanics Laboratory’s current and consumercomplaints involving auto sales and ser- thedefendant in yoursuit. projectedresponsibilities, the Laboratory"has been vice,landlord-tenant disputes, faulty or defective If you are merelysuing anotherindividual who reorganizedand the conceptof operationsrevised merchandise,failure to honor warranties,among raninto your car, failed to repaya loan,or soldyou withinthe contextof the currentArmy/NASA Joint others. a dead horse,this may seem trivial,But if your Agreement. Specifically, these changes will It is conductedin an informalmanner without, in disputeis with a business(and mostconsumer dis- I I ) ensure assignmentswithin approvedArmy theory,iegaI technicalities in order to swiftlyresolve putesby definitionare with businesses),you may programs,12lprovide an organizationalstructure disputesinvolving less than $750. The filing fee is a have to do a lot of researchjust to determine with which each Army employeecan identify,and bargainat $2.00in this "’people’scourt," where whetherthe businessis owned by one or several (3) providemore directpersonnel management. attorneysare forbidden to representeither side. individuals,by a partnership,or by a corporation. These courts were introducedin Californiain It"it is locatedin a citythat requires business 1921, were overhauledin 1933, and again m 1976. A typical current organizationfor the R&T licenses,this information can be obtainedfrom the The ]97b reformsraised the jurisdictionallimit Laboratorieswhich are collocatedin the NASA businesslicense department of the city hallOther- from $500 to $750. removed a loophole under ResearchCenters, as indicatedin Figure I. The wise, this informationcan be obtainedfrom tile revised organization for the Aeromechanics which businesses,particularly corporately-owned FicOtiousNames Index in the countyclerk’s office. ones. couldbe representedby attorneys,and made Laboratoryis shownin Figure2. All personnelof 1299-2~468for SantaClara County3 This indexlists it somewhateasier to servecourt papers on unavail- the AeromechanicsLaboratory, whether they are the legalowners of businessesopposite the "doing- currently assigned to the AARG, ]ARG or TSG, ableor inaccessibledefendants. business-as"(dbal names and addressesthe name have been assignedto one of the four divisions Small claimscourts were intendedas a forum of a businessis not necessarilythe sameas thatof indicated.Three of theseart’ technicaldivisions, wherean ordinarycitizen could ask for lega~ settle- tileowning partnership or corporation. representingthe major subdisciplinesof aero- mentof a disputewith another individual, a smatl Thisinformation may also be foandin the appro- mechanics:namely. Fhdd Mechanics.Rotorcraft business,or even(again in theory)a fargocorpora- priateedition of GmtarTsln/hwntial, a private/3 Dynamicsand FlightControl. The fourthdivision is tion.But in practiceit is sometimesvery difficult publisheddireclory of Bay area businesses,hslmg the SupportDivision. for ordinarycitizens to bringto conclusioncases the owners’legal names for over 96C~ of allBay area againstdishonest businesses. businessesin alphabeticalorder b~ "dba"name. and A]Iof thescientists and engineers currently in the The outdatedlaws on the ways in which a busi- includingnames of the corporateofficers if appli- Gable AARG and the JARG will be assignedto one of the ness mustbe notifiedof and namedm the suit make cable.Your local publiclibrar 3 may have one or he fi threetechnical divisions, depending on theirpartic- thisan unfortunatefact of fifein smallclaims suits. moreof thethree directories that cover tile entire uIar areaof expertise.All personnelwithin ~hese Bay area !San Francisco,Pend}sula, and East Bay teal’mica]divisions can be consideredfor assignments directoriesIin itsreference shelf If youare hick}, iites. which may be conducted under either NASA or you aIso may be abk. to get an honestanswer from Europ Who to sue? Army managers.Depending on tile nattlreof tile someonem the businessitse[t as to the t) pe o} tileg~ Alter you have decided how much rummy you areth project,such assignments can, in tact,be relatively ownership,or eventhe namesof corporateofficers. feelis owed you, and have beenrefused payment of if owned by a corporationThis will, of course, b~ tbe permanentit" it is consideredan ongoing,continuing that amount(you must first have asked for tile workmore oftenif tile peopleyou ask are unaware effort.Annual discussions between the Director. amountoraIly or m writingbefore you are allowed Dr. IrvingC. Statler,Aeromeckanics Laboratory, and ol yottrread, on lOT LiNking {())nr tiff.Y[ L~ltel tile CognizantAmes OrganizationalDirector will Fin determinethe generalcharacter of these,assign- merits.Specific assi~lments of these personnel MinuteMan flagours again (and/orposilions/ to joinOysupported programs Adv wiI[be negotiatedbetween the DivisionChief in the Ass AeromechanicsLaboratory and his counterpartin the Wc the NASA organization.The currentassignments of to that theprofessional personnel are suchthat it is highly and so unlikelythere would be substantialchanges, particu- Susan? larlyin theshort term It h~ wanted about Trafficregulations ()bviou feltwe All personscommitting a violationof traffic instead. regulationswill be issueda Noticeto paya fineor within( appearbefore the U.S. Magistrate’sCourt. Payment In Ja of fines will be made by checksor money order. other, Underno circumstanceswill cashbe accepted. intercsl All vehicleaccidents on statfonmust be reported Our 1 immediatelyto the Duty OfficeDispatcher, X54~6 ment M nonemergency:X5555 emergel~cy and sen Emergencyvehicles exhibiting red lightsand/or ctlrrenff sirenshave right-of-way.All othervehicles will tor supe immediatelydrive In the right*handedge of the theEO t roadway and stop untd emergency vehicle has The I passed. Week B: Ad~ vehicleswil~ come to a completestop when theNati approachinga school bus from either direction 1977,in whichis displayinga flashingred lightand stopped could m lot the purposeof receivingor dischargingpassen- attend,1 gers.Vehicles shell not proceedpast the schoolbus year. untiltile red flashing -~ignal ceases operation. The ~, Speedlimits are postedand strictlyenforced by Women a year.If 5 radar. Judith Bergland.1977 U.S. Savings Bond CampalgtlManager and Coordinator,and Mr. Jotor Buerger. Women’s Speed bruitin all parkinglois is t0 miles per U.S SarmgsBond Representative,U~S. Treasurypresented Mr. S)wertson,Acting Director of Ames. with the hour.Speed limit at all gatesand approachingall Rememb, Minute,Plan Flag in recognitiono/the Center’s participation in the1977 U~S. Smdngs Bond Campaign. The flag i.~ Aslrogra~ gatesis 15 milesper hour. Speed ~imit in allhousing awardedto only thoseGovernment agencie.~ that achievea participationrate of at least75%. The two .rtar.~ areasis 15 milesper hour. Any vehiculartraffic, including bicycles, must Mr Syvertsonand Mr& Berglandare ht)ldmgrepresent the yea~:~1976 and 1977 in which Ames reached76% arm Bestof It 7 7.7~6 respeetiveh,.Mr. Snvertsm expressedhis pteasz~reat receivingthe award tot Ames and pledgedtlu cometo a completeslop at allSTOP signs. Cenrer]~"supFu, rt forthe 1978 Campaign Judy Bar, ProjectJupiter 1977children’s Christmas party

A 1982 NASA missiondesigned to placean orbit- , ing spacecraftaround Jupiter and send a probeinto Projectits atmosphereGalileo, has been formallydesignated as i

Dr. Robert A. Frosch, NASA Administrator, recentlyannounced the new designationhonoring the |6th Centuryitalian astronomer who was the firsl to observethe planetby telescopeand who discoveredthe moonsof Jupiter | Scheduledto becomethe first planetaryspace- crdt~ to be carriedaboard NASA’s Space Shuttle, 3 Galdeowall conductthe most detailedscientific Jnvesligationyel of Jupiter.its environmentand moons,including the first directmeasurements HI theplanet’s atmosphere, The missionis composedof an orbP,er whichwill circlethe planet for at least-’20 months and a probe whichwill plungedeepty inlo Jupiter’s atmosphere. Theorbiter will carry 10 instruments,and theprobe [ willcarry, six. Galileois the firs* planetaryspacecraft to be named for a person, al*hough NASA’s Orbatmg AstronomicalObservatory 3 (OAO-3~ was chri~- truedCopermcus after it was launcheam 1972. Peering throughthe newty-hwented~elescope. GalileoGaii}¢i in January,] 610, was tire lirst to see theloLar larger nloons of Jupiter.althoLLo~h he did not inlmediatelyrecngrlize them as such"|he satel- lites,known as the(;aldtean m(,or]s, arc I]amedIo. Europa,(;anymede and (’allisto. after tour lovers the god JupitertZeuM ill Greekmy[holog), l’hese arethe sateililes which will be ch,sel~,investtgaled b} the:orbiter during the Galileo mJssiotl

Finalmessage from Over a thousandchddren ’.vi[h their parents came to enjoy.[his year’sChrastmas part3 at .AmesC]o*~ns, halh~ons,refres l~cnts, carc)Ilers.;l mag~cian, a"moon wa]k."~jfts, and ~l ~isilwith Santa Clar~s decorated the da’~ Advisorychairperson withlnrl alld cxciIcment ~or all ’,he chddrei~ "’L~er2,,.ea~. ~hls parp, priorities a place where emph)~t:esand ~helr tanPlies can gather to celebratethe, season, As some of you know.ma. year as Cimirpersono[ ;~lldc’¢~’r~, kear le eventIS illtl]~rahI~ , dLlcto tt~ei:|(~rt> c~i¸r}le ma!l~, ~O]L~me~r~ who con£rlbute ~heir time alld Ihe Women’sAdvisory (,roup is ending.[ wouldhke eltor[~t~ theparly ’" S~ ¸ .’R~~ert,~{ . to thankH)e nlembersof the Grouplot their efforls .~t~c~a]tt’~arlks goes t~): and supportover the past year and to introduce Thefaille ticket sellers Susan Nornlaeas your new Chairperson Santaand Mrs.Claus l Boh Gamesand BarbaraFuller~ It has beena ;cry,interesting year lot us and t The worker~who transIormedthe hangerinto Sautar. xillaee. wantedto share with you some ol I1"~} lhought~ -MI~ht volunteerentertainers gift ~rapper~. clow~>, and ~ixers about our accomplishments Ibis past },ear The helicopterpilot tlhanks .Ahzuliueto) who Iram,pi)r~u.d Santa amJ Mrs Clausand helpersto thei~aneer Obviously.we could not addressatl the issueswe (J{)oT f:el’{were important to women,Jr Ame.,,. We chose. AH thosewho helpedclean up the hanger instead.In selecta l:L’wthat we couldacconlptish At theraffle at theChristmas paru,, first prize wa~ x~orl b~ GregP dlicksecured prize S~ Aruat’ieid.third prize withinone year. PaulineRose, fourth prize’ Ning’t’u. and fifth prize Pal ]orrellaCongratulations toal]thc winners and thanksto In January’.we heh] a JOint meetingwith the al] thosewho helped|o supportlhe partyby purchasinga rafflelickeL other Advisory Groups and discussed items ol interestto all minoritygroups at theCenter ()tar recommendedchanges to the Ames Manage- menl Manual:brown bag hmches:child carecenters: and ~eminarsof specialimeres~ to women are all currentlyundel discussion. F:O trainingexpansiml For supervisorswas co.rdinatedwith the EO O/’lice. the EO Counciland the TrainingOffice. {111/111[. The Idghlightof the year was the Secretartes "Thankyou" Week Breakfastco-hosted by the local chapterof If you are a persotawho enjoyshaving a good the Naliona~Secretaries Association held April 26. tmw and workingwit]: others~o p~an good times. "’Thank },ou’" to all m> friendsalld lellow this noticestay be for you!! ARA will be holding i077.in our cafeteria.1"his event was so popularwe worke~for ~he st~perretirement dinner, and lot the the annualeleetious for hoard membersin Marcia io~el~,gills. 11 wa~,a wonderfulsend~.~ff to new, could not accommodate everyone who wished to Interested persons should conlacl nomination attend,We plan to sponsorthe breakfastadam this excitingexperiences! (T]le recliner is alreadywet] chairmanStun Benbow at X5639 or Bobbi Pittman year. brokenin!l¯ Bestwishes to you aH. at X531g.[k’ad~ine for submittingnames is Feb.24, The Women’s Advisory Group would like the VirginiaHughes [07b; Womenat Ames to considertheir goats for this new Racketball:The ARA has been able to obtain year.If you are interestedin beinga memberof Hue distraintrates at severalrackctbaH c]ubs. Employees Women’sAdvisory, Group, contacl Susan at X5gq7 wishingto joinany of tl’~efollowing clubs sltould Fastpitchsoftball Remember.your goals art’ our goals! Watch the contactHerb Finger {X6598) for all the detai~s. Aslrogramfor contingeVenls. Fhe Ames Fastpdch Softball Team wilt start Wal~bangers¯ 50’3; discounton yearlymemher- practicingin Ihe nearfuture The teamp]ays i~ the sh.ipfec. Bestof luck, San Jose League and either tire Sunnyvale mr ]’heCourt 20(~-discourse on hourlyrates for Mountailt View Leagues. Anyone interested in nonmembers:50g discotan¢on initiationrate (if Judy BergJand playingfor the team should call Bruce Ganaler 5 or morel. X5943. 4 , Ames ResearchCenter AmesPromotion Plan vacancies Notice Ar~ of CIHing No. Title Grade Org. Coo4~demtion Date AdministrativeSpeciafist (STEP) GS-5/7 FA NASA-Ames 2/28/78 Miscellaneous ResearchAircraft Mechanic WG-14 F0S NASA-Ames 2/21//8 Supv.Physicist GS-13t 0-14/15 STS Centerwide& 2/27/78 FOR SALE: Pool table,excellent 1-in. slate bed, Outride 9-fttable, commercial quality, ball return and rack, 78-59 balls,cues, triangle and chalkincluded. $700. You Teller GS-5/6 AFP Centerwide& 2/17/78 move.Call 258-5046 after 5 p.m. Army 78-60 SupervisoryElectronics Technician GS-10/1t F0S NASA-Ames 2/21/78 SAMOYED puppies - 7 weeks old. AKC, beautiful 78-61 Secreta~(Typing) or Secretary(Steno} GS-5/8 L Centerwide& 2/t7/78 SHOW quality.Shots. 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LouisX5365. ]llarlagL 78-27 ElectrOnicsEngineer FSV Jo~phEpple FOR SALE: Living room set, sofa, 2 chairs, and l\:rshe 78-17 Secretary(Steno) A EmilyNeves 2end tables $L50. Also I sofa $75. All in good takc-of 76-49 Secretary(Siena) L AiteenWaterfall condition.Call 266-5236. Aircrat FOR SALE: Singer touch-and-sewwith accessories he was and cabinet.Just serviced. $200. Call 257-3824. conlr(a[ -- I _ ciency Housing German Shepherdmale, beautiful,with exceRent Wantads pedigree,is lookingfor a suitableGerman Shepherd WANTED TO RENT: House - 4 or 5 bedroom, female.Object: pick of thelitter. Call 85143300. furnishedor unfurnished,March 15-June15. Call Transportation (408)354-8915. WANTED: The Life Sciences Library 239-13 is I __ _ lookingfor extra copies of the ASTROGRAMdated FOR RENT: South San Jose, 4-bedroom.tri-leveI. Decemberl which had the articleon Mi Ae Lipe, FOR SALE: TR4A {’66) Classic,original owner, brand new. patio,2-I/2 bath, near schools.Rein 7-yr old Korean artist. Any copies gratefully near-newMichelin tires, must be seen,$1600. Call free untilMarch I, $450/phisdeposit Call 253-75]8 accepted. 493-8203. evenings. FOR SALE: Cockatiel1-1/2 years old, tamed.$40. FOR SALE: 1968 Cbev Biscayne, 68,000 n’~, FOR SALE: Income property, house. 4-bedroom, ZebraFinch I yearold, free. Call 296-8594. 2-door,good condition,good mileage,307 cu in. 2-bath,east San Jose; recentlyrefurbished. Has engine,$850/offer. Cal] 7324467 evenings. tenants.$60.000. Call 259-9690. FOR SALE: Child’sbike seat - mounts above rear fenderof standardbike. $5. Call241-5503 evenings. FOR SALE: 1963 Ford Falcon, 4-door,83,000 mi, FOR RENT: Beach house at Pajaro Dunes (near cheaptransportation, 550. Call 493..0719 evenings. Watsonvilte).Completely furnished, including linens; FOR SALE:Tire chains,$10. Fit 6.70-I5,7.75-14, cleaningincluded in the rent;beautffu~ views at" 7.75-15,7.50-/4, ~95RI4, 195RI5, E70-15. Call FOR SALE: Wrecked 1967 VW Bug. Ctmssis good: MontereyBay, 100 ft fromthe beach;tennis courts. 241-5503evenings. engine$250; transaxle $]00; fenders, door, hood, Reserve now for winter/spring season. Call Durin: chrome,windows, etc.. also tar sale.Or $500 as a 252-7260. ~as ded unit CaLl 255-862% FOR SALE: Baby’s changing table, $15. Baby’s lamp/nightlight, excellent condition, $3. Call boundar~ FOR RENT: 3 bedrooms, 2-bath (4th bedroom or I])OSI Jill 241-5503evenings. FOR SALE: 1976 BMW 530i:AfT, A/C, sun roof, den).Quiet neighborhood, $495/mo, large yard, lots met hod etc ; excellentcondition, $10,400,,’offer. Call of naturefruit trees and vegetablegarden, detached FOR SALE: Whirlpoolrefrigerator/freezer. AJJ ’+ithin~ 279-102tevenings. 2-cargarage. Saratoga location. Call 867-7121 after frost-free,17 cu ft , white,freezer on top,adjustable I+cyon,.I i 6p.m. ,I,:conlpli FOR RENT: A luxury motorhome2 i ft, sleeps 4, shelves,built-in rollers. Excellent condition, no scratches,$300 or will tradefor a freezer.Call % 12hIcs ral forcedair heat,stall shower, air, cruise control, FOR RENT: Home in Saratoga with 4 bedrooms, l() achJe generator,and trailer hitch. Stop anywhereno 272-1406. 2-cargarage, 40x20 ft poolwith. hot spa, $800 plus n L(wd)er t hookupsrequired Winter rates through May 15. Call deposit. Nine miles from Ames, pets ok. Call FOR SALE: WURLITZER Spinet Piano $650. Call prL’se[i t 996-7009. 257-7681after 7:30 p.m, after6:00 p.m., 272-2603. aIllt’rnati( to NAS/ Fcchnolo IN hism National Aeronautics and AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER direorion Space Administration rcsponsi /M:lmin. Mg~ Building. Phone 965-5422 Ames Research Center direction, MoffettFietO. California94035 Postageand Fees Paid ]11e Astrogram is an official pubhcation of the Ames Research NationaMAeronautics and Center,National Aer on~uticsand ,~o 0c e Adl~inlstration,Moftett OFFICIAL 6USINESS SpaceAdministration Field. 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VOLUME XX NUMBER 8 February23, 1978 Klinebergnamed OAST Test scheduledon DeputyAssociate Administrator NASA warning instrument Dt. John M Klineberghas recentlybeen named ]k’putyAssociate Administrator el HIe Officeof Scientists[rom Ames and the NationalOceanic Aeronautics and Space Technology (CAST) Dr. Researchflights with the (’AT warningdevice Ktinebergworked al Amesl1970741beloretrans- and AlmosphericAdministration’s fNOAA~ Envi- aboarda Learjet i~-’ganin Januaryin theskies over lerringto tile ()AS’I*Aerodynamics and Vehwte ronmentalResearch Labcmator~ irl Boulder.witl Colorado.The aircra/tis basedat Slap|etchinter- Systemsl)Jvision at NASA Headquarterswhere lie hv.~nflight testing I]liS lnonlh or1 an instrument nationalAirport a~ IX’nverior periodsof up k) managed the NASA aeronauticsresearch programs conceptdesi.m~ed to gi~epilot~ several millules warn- ’aeek. ~]~rshort and reduced take-off and landing, vertical ing at an in]pendingencounter with dear air Researchershope the flightprogram will lead to take-oftand landingand rotorcraf!~ehicJ¢.~ |e~ tt~rbulence developmentof a Iow=’ostsystem which can be The atmospheric phenomena known a~ CAT for ]qTI~.Dr. Klinebergwax appmntcdlo tile O,%S] installedin anb akcrattIt would operateunat- clearair tt~rbLdencc,has beena problemsince lhc Aircraft[:nergy Elflciency office. In Ibisposition. tendedand reqture IlliFnIlGun~ Inainlenance selw~ce [I t~’gmningof tht"let age. These naturail} occurrlllg he was responsiblefor the aerodynilnlics aridaCtlVg iI Is InroadFeasible it willproduce a cockpitvisual clmtmlselements o[ the NASA AircraitEnergy }ffi- lenlpesltlous die cur]’ei’llS CalG unexprctedl} add alert from 41~ 15 nlbmtes nl advance oI a CA7 ciency Pro~am. bumpsIo an aircralt’ssnmotb ride e~el~ though the encoLuHea- skyis cloudless. Such an mMrunlent could enhance sa~et) and As It>Jlame iraplics, (’AT ~ccurs in clearair. Ttms comfortoi !]ighlh) g~ingpJkols warning of inlmi- l~lcpi~ot canno~ set" it andha~ I10 indication el whell nenIturbulence encounters, allowing rime lk}rthe or whcrcil ~iilI~, uqlCtlClntcred. Ncedcd is a simple, flJg}Hand cabin crcw.~ to preparefor turbulence or reliablecockpit Instrulnent In alertpilots a~ the) possibl),lc~ :i~cnd turbttlent ;Irma, approach (A~ NASA’sHlterCSl ill (A’Idc[ectiOll began in tile "]heCA1 dcteclt~rIo be testedtJscs an mlhared late]qO0"> t.~th ill~.eMigalion O] ;~ [a~erDoppler 4lR! ~aler ~aporradiometer to measurethe amount deteCtlt)nconcept c~tnloiStllre present in theaHnospbefg. NOAA ~clentis~Dr Peter Kuhn. anexperamcnter on Ames" C-/41 Gerard P. Kuiper ()Sser~atoD. noticed lha[ ~!\trt-nlt.tllibtl~enct, cnct!unleled b’, lbe aircralt> w&}~ often ~tcco~npanledb~ %’LIFI~t~onSII] the Fletcherawarded :llnt)tliltiH ~ittl,~r~apl)t in tlwdlrTloxpherc d’, 111c;~- surcdb?, his [R radiometc~ Distinguished .~ll thal [ltnL’, Ibt’ IFISlrtJ~l]el][~as designed !o tlwasur~’t|W allaounT t)t ~ater~apor in Thealine- sphereabove the aircraith~ deFmeatmospheric con- dlllonsnl lilt’tcJescope’s l’leld (q vie>. Service Award I)uringhis careerat Ames.I)r. Kltneberg’s work liLkuhn. in{rlgued wilh Ihc idea thai it ~nig|lthe Dr Jamc~ ( Fletcher, lormm NASA Mhnml~- lrator,x~cis prescnlcd ~ith the N&S& Dislingtli:~hcd was dedwatedIo the theoreticalunderstanding el l×>:sibleIn "’:,ee’"areas o1 ttlrbll~eilu-eahead o~ ~ll1 b~undary]a’,er. flow-separation phenomena lit,, alrclall. Stl~2geMed mouilting another ]R radioltleter Service’,|edal m u ccrenlon,~;ti NASAIleadquarlers most innovativepiece ol work was derek)peg ie~tile aircrafl, tills liln¢ aimed forv~ard. on Januar}at) method In col~ple lbe houl~daDqayerequalmns l}w iorwardqookingsystenl succesMu]l} detecled ] he presentariOll,tnade b’. DI. Frank Pre%. Pre~J- wilh inviscidouter 11ow equationsthrough and ttirbulenccWith tile helpol a siulpleprogram in Ihc denl (’altcr’$ ~ClCll?e athisor,~a~ in recognitionol beyondIhe t’~nv,separation point. He wa~ able to COlTIptJteraboard The research aircralt CAT occtlr- Dr kk’tchel"s "’distiilgtushcdIcadcrship." "His OLit- acconlplis}lthis by specifyingsurface skm ~rietion fenceswere beingpredicted lrom 2’: Io 5’} minutes standing~clcnlifk :rod adndnisirallve ahilides," lhc ~aluesrather than the surlace pressures and Jteraling helort";LCtLlal ClaCOLIKIel Cl[allol) TIOtu’d, "’,:olHribtlledirlnneas~lrabl% to the to achievea solution.Dr Klinebergpublished a ]bestre>tills were encouraging because c~ear air n3tlol]’ssIg~li(ic~n!laCIlic%cn]enlb irl ~h¢ exploration ZluEnbL’ror paperson thesubject and was invitedto lurbuDncecouhl he detectedb$ identif)ing water of spaceand lhc ulilizallonol spaceto managelhe plt’~.entIlls ,,t, ork at scverM naliimaland ~apordisctnltinuitle~ Illthe air ahead ol an airplaue. I=art Ii’srcsourc¢5 " internationalconh.’rences. Dr. Klineberghad corne Bul Hlerewere still problemsSince the m~ssion "’Fl> ~-lllCC~lSiJl~ ai]~(Icac)be lorc eth (ongre~.~. an to NASA-Amesfrom the California[nstittite Of ot theC-141 aircrafl req~lires flying hJghl)+ accurale lhcpulhl[c, o~ a sotllld,balanced progran~ lor acro- naLitic~and splice WV,)ll l(~r lhe Unilcd Slales a prc- technology fhgblpalhs Ihrlmgh the coldstralosphere, there wa~ Clnln~.nlp~siIioll ill bolh advanced a~laliorl [echllo] In hisnew position+ Dr. Klineberg will, trade[ the no opporlnnlty1o purposelysearch oul (’At"areas og~. and lhc de~eloplncnl uud directionof The (])AS]Associate Administrator, andto flyinto tbeI1] Irfl/1G dil]er¢lll direction> al use o} space technolog$It! Ik’Ilel’il lilt on Earth. rcMmnsib~e fo~ Ihe general nlanagementanti ~ariousahiludcs Moreover. tile researcher:, ’,>,anted "Hisdecision Io proceedwitl~ the developmentOt" di:ectJonof the CASTprograms. I(~ experirnen{with fi/ter~ which could change the IheSliuIlJe Clrbiler c’.cmp~iiicd the percepli~e lead- "’it)ok"dislancc to IlK’encounter and pro~idv inror- ership~hich !orc~;t~ spau’t" ;Is a giantI;lhoFator~, Autoinsurance visit nlationon the depthof the dislur’hance.]tit’) Mso wherei11cn will work re illlprn’~t,(he !tltLlrc of nil wantednlore tilne to "linetune" Tilt’ instrtlinu.n~ l~.)r Rick Gome~from California(’asualty will be :it mankind"’ oplinluroicsult~ and In nlinilnihethe lalsealarm ,\me.~ on March 2 and 14 to answer aumnmbile I)r.Fletcher. ~ho ~er~.eda~ N.~.S4AdnliniMrator raleIor sucha sysk’m Insurance qtlcstJollS. |f you hRve sent il) ~ rat~? ltd.}litApril 27. Ici’], untd Ma) i. IC)-7.is {1elI. a Accordingly,NASA and NOAA St’I tit) ;~ ioh~l request,you call bring tile qtlolewith You and consultingengJnw, r and ~ice presideniol tbc Im>granl.makes plansto conductexhausli~, tcsls discussit with RickThe hourson March2. will be NaTioilal Space [nsti~.t~T¢ ill Washington, D.(" tie on the device using a NASA Lear Jet Research lmln10 to 1, and March14 rrom] I to 2. holds lhe GullLWhitefordchair in the School of Aircraft. I:uginecringa~ lhc ],hlivcrsit$ o~ Pittsburgh. 4. Ames Research Center

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You must name the individualowner or any part- nerof the businessa~, thede|endant m thesuit. For limitedpartnerships, only the generalpartner may be so named.A corporatedefendant should be listed as sucJl,with the namefollowed by "a corporation." A few cases have sometimesslipped through where businessempkJyees SLidl as departmentand area manager~have been nalned a:, individualdefendant’, in smallclaims suits, but the courts generally frown on thispractice and ustlally don’t allow it Oneimportant exception to thisis thattenant>, or fornlertenants who havea cla}magainst the owner of an apartmentnlay Ulstead sue the apartment managerif the n’amagt_’mcn[does not properly di’¢Mgcd~¢ truc nameand addressoi ~.heowner or the owner’:,agen| authorized to receivesuch suits t sceCivil Code section IqO2l. This lact Ls veryuse fulin securitydeposil refund cases, one of tilemosl predominanttypes of casesheard in smallclaim:, courts.Nevertheless. some tour! c~erk,, do not take thetime to readthe Civil Code. and ii’~ay not let 3ou do thisunless you tol.ldl5 insisT: they are not judge.,, andcannot legally reft~se to le!,,ou file a claime~en thoughtile?’ think you are wrong.Some rather ill- informedcourl clerksio San Marco Couilly.however. did lbr some time wronglyadvise daintants tha{ they could not sue apartmentmanager~ under any circumstances,and illegallyrefused to allow filingol such~;uits. ( ~itta[cop V PleX[ igstte)

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AIAA honors Inventionaward to Delaplaineand Mossolani Kutlerand Lomax I Two Ames scientistsare being honoredby the AmericanInstitute of Aeronauticsand Astronautics fortheir work in advancedaeronautical theory. Top awardis for Dr,Paul Kut]er. who willreceive the covetedLawrence Sperw Award for "furthering the understandingof supersonic aerodynamics through developmentof numericalmethods that solveflow lields with intricate shock and e×pansion wave interactions."The SperryAward with a medal andcertificale is madeannually for notable conlri- bLulion~sby a youngperson for tileadvancement lff aeror]autics or ~slron~tltiCs. Named a Fallow of lhe AIAA is Mr ||afeard D.mm× for "his e×ceplional]ycrcalive work in supersonicaerodynamic theory and computational fluid dynamics."AtAA "Fellows"arc persons of distinctionm aeronauticsor astronauticswho have madenotable and valuable contribution:, to the arts. sciel7ces,or lechnedo~. The awards were bcslowedduring the AIAA 14th AnnualMeeting and ]edmicaIDispla} in Washing- toll.1),(’, Feb. b l0

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ILII}cHI-’~IIO]1 ~:£brtlilr}3 PR g 14 Ellccti~eReading ~ :’1 l’lh l 2:20-105 pm I),-’Sl~ik"my plannedefforl’, t~ givea farcwenl MGT 102 Timei=n YourLitct*} MWF ]2:0[I-IO0 pm ’q~ecch.l’nl afraid Ihat il didnot come eel the ~a?, PR g24 (’OTllmkUliCLllillgSticccystel]?. t * ~ F ] 2:130-]O0 plqn HmlI hadilHclldcd ]..cl In!’ say ~low. "’TI]allk yotl." mw and all Io~ lhe wonderfulpard 311d [hc larcwell I*} V~dcolapedProgram. giltsThat day will lorcvt’rhe cherished,h~ Mangw ,~ntstudelTtsx~istlhagtoappl~, cottrse> Ltken lee cred]ltb.rougb the Collegeel N~lreDame~ia ACE ;~ildrll~.’. towardsthe Busincs,,Adminislr:cticdl nla!ol uI the(’ollcge ot NotreDame shmdd check with the Deanel Ap.qdN:H wick ContinuingEducatb.lt; al eND bcH~rce!irolling 4 Ames Research Center "11 Free: Irish setter female, 14 months old. AKC papers, championlineage. Mother good hunter, Ames PromotionPlanvacancies father field champion. Good with children. 2624129. Notice Areaef Closing Ne, Title Grade Org. Comideretion Oate RACKETBALL Wailbangur discount memberships 78-65 Secretary(Typing) GS-4/5 RKP Centerwideand 3/3/78 have been temporarilydiscontinued. Notice of the omeide reopeningwitt appear in the Astrogram. 78-66 AdministrativeSpecialist (STEP) GS-5/7 AT Centerwide 3/10/78 Wanted for High-FlightAdventure: Members for 78-67 ContractSpecialist GS-5/7 ASF Centerwideand 3/6/78 SJFJ FlyingClub. No membershiptee; economical outside duesand rates)’or IFR fleet:Cessnas 150 and 172, TO APPLY:Complete ARC 59 andsubmit to MailStop 241-& CardinM RG, and Piper Comanche. Call Fred Hanson, 257-577% Dennis Riddle, 94t-8579, or MERIT PROMOTION PLAN SELECTIONS Dave Brocker,377-9345. Notice No. Tit~e Org. Name CherryChase, 3 br, t be, $400 + dep.C~ean, quiet 77-110 ContractSpecialist ASL DorisMiddlebrooks (outside candidate) neighbor,water & garb.paid. 854-664l, after h. 78-32 Secretary(Typing) LB LindaJean Feits 78-40 AdministrativeSpecialist RSTO JanieKendrick For sale: Snow tires, slightly used. G78-15, 78-45 Secretary(Typing) R K LeslieMittag $45/pair. B78-13, $30/pair. Call Bob Plummer, 78-48 ProcurementClerk (Typing) ASL JeraldineDaus ext.5716.

King-sizemat tressand boxsprmg~ with lrame. $125 GSA catalogsavailable Bloodmobilevisit Call257-8863 after 5:00 p.m. Via, liar AutomaticElectronic Flash, Model 252 Tilenew GSA catalo~are nowavailable for iasue. Tile AmericanRed CrossBlood Mobilewill visit Practicallynew, accessories included, multiple roll- This catalogis actuallyfour volumeswhich collec- Ames ResearchCenter on March 15, 1978. between age iI2OV/220VL AC cord, pouch case $25 tivelycontain virttla[ly all inlorn]ation required to the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 1:30p.m in 948-5602. order through the GSA stock system. Lc., the Bldg.N-239. Life Sciences Res. Lab, Room 39 GUIDE, TOOLS, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, and !Basementl. For sale: Smith Corona portabletypewriter and OFFICE PRODUCTS.The C, UID[ ctmtainsa cross- case,w.;manual carriage return. $55. 259-7007 alter referencedindex to allitems con;.aincd in the other 5 p.m. or weekends. volumes.Tile data you need to order from any ot Skiers thecatalogs is allincluded in thatparticular volume For sale:Youth goli clabs, left-handed, ages 1 I 14 from which you order. You will also find the Skiers Nortbshore-HyattTahoe 3"3 5/78. Woods,irons, putter, bag, head covers.$25. (’al~ interiorformat to be betterorganized, with easy-to- I day each AlpineMeadows and Squaw Valley.R/T 252-2788. read WPe and 0nprovedillustrations. There is only and 2 nights~od~ng, 2 breakfasts,I dinner 565 one problem: THERE fS A LIMITED SUPPLY OF per person,doubk’ occupancy. Check:, should be For sale:Baby’s automatic, convertible cradle/seat EACH VOLUME. Tlwrefore, yOU are asked to made to Ames Ski Club and sent to R E Maine,,. swingwith canopy,$20. Infantscat, $2 Call even- reviewyour requirentents and orderonly those vol 24]-2,ext. 5589 in g.s,259-1939. umesneeded. Order your catalogvia ARt-"579 (Easy Order Form) using the space provided under For sale 23-inchSylvania console color TV. Works FORMS AND C&LtiNDAR section. wellocca_,;ionalty, picture dim al othertimes trine Want ads Ior electronicgenius S40. Cal[ 322-1380 Transportation Lights-off! Used hollow-corehome front door. 78G"x35 !el" For sale: ’74 Dodgc Colt, I owner, low mileage, $25. 735-8680. It is often said that the simplestway to save automatictransmission, Call 245-95 I 5. energy is to TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, but tile 8-placesetting stetting silver, w/ser,,mg pwce~ hardest tiling to do is to GET PEOPLE TO TURN For sale: 1963 Olds, air cond., good engineand $1200or Restoffer. Call 255-°,427 after 5:00 OFF THE LIGHTS.One reason lot this may well be tires,$200. Call 969-5274 evenings. the changein standardsover the years. For example. For sale: Ileethkil GR-2000 color TV 25" wdh buih m lest equip. New. assembled,IOhrs ~ota! the IlluminationEnt~neering Socie% recommended 1978 Ford F250 Custom.4-wheel drive, automatic. 30 to 50lootcandtesliar off]cowork in I952 but R,’H. CB, 5000 miles. $8500 4574821 or time on sol $550. 259-7607. were recommending70 to 150 lootcandlesby 1972. 479-7881. thus conditioningus to demand more light The Bedroom-,et. 5 pieces.Very good condili~ol S12-: present European standard rEnglandl of 15to For sale: ’68 Chev, Biscayne. t~8,000 miles. PeterPatterakis, 252-6538. evenings 30 footcandlesindicates, however, that much lower 307 cu. in.engine auto. trans., green 2-door, black illuminationlevels arc permissibleand the NASA interior,good cond.,good mileage,$700/ofli:r. SKIERS’.Ski or walk to AlpineMeadows tifts Iron~ officestandard ot 50 Ibotcandle~,shouhl certainly 732-4467. plnsh 3 br condominium.AEK. DW, latmdry,fire I~" more than adequateSo. eachofyouis requested place {& wood},heated parking pad. Dramaticvie~ Io turnthe lightsoff unless|hey are reallyneeded. of backsideof KT-22 from large balcony.Resent In olIice.~where multiple light levels are provided. nov,’for spring skiing. By da~ or week.730-1357. use onrythe lowestillumination level except during Miscellaneous Hmseoccasional periods when more ~ight is required Free short-hairedterrier m good homt’ Small and Female roommatewanted. Nice 3 bdrm (’uperlinc for detadedwork friendly,yet good watch dog. 3(~5-2672. homew0h pool.$125emo + deposit.(’all e~.enings weekends255-8627.

National Aeronautics and AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Space Administralion Ames Research Cenle~ Admin Mgl BuiBding, Phone 965-5422 Po~.tageanO Fees Paid Motfett Field Gehfornia ~4035 The P, sTro(jrafr~r5 an DrficialpLiDlication of lhe Ame’~ Res~a~’ch NationalAeronautics and OFFICIAL BUSINESS SpaceAdministration Center,Nat ions1 Aeronauticsand Soace JM;’minis~ r a tion, Moffetr Field, California,arid i~; pull,shedbi-weeklv ,n th~ interes~~f Penalty for private use $300 NASA-451 Am~s employees

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Oeaclline for contributions: Thursda’¢ between public,ion dates nter NationalAeronautLcs and SpaceAdministration AKC Ames ResearchCenter tinter, MoffeltField. CaPifornJa 94035 ldren. rsl’dps M the rs for ~mical I 172. Fred 9, or VOLUME XX NUMBER 9 March 9, 1978 quiet 1978 FPG scholarship award program Pollackwins prestigious 78-15. This year, as in the past.the EederMPersonnel rnmer, Council,the San FranciscoBay Area FederalExecu- Flemming award tiveBoard, and othercooperating groups are offer- JamesB Pollack.Alncs "theoretical and Planetary mg scholarshipsfor childrenel FederalCivitian Iv3+ Fat Nooks,Johnson Space (’enteremployee. $125 empioyees or for youths employed under the StudiesBranch. wilt receive the ArthurS. Flemming willalso receive the FlemndngAward. YouthOpportunit~ Programs (the President’sStay- Award at ceremoniesto be held m Washington.DC m-Scht’N.~lCampaign or the SammerYouth Oppor- on March 23 1252. tunib Campaign’LTen or more :$500.90awards wdl The Flel)lmingA~,ard, sponsored by the DowJ> : ~o11- he granteddepending upon the generosityel ~;pon- town Jaycees of Washington.D.(. ’was imtiated mrs,professional associations, and others interested 30 years ago to honor outstandingpublic wrvice in thisdeserving pros;cot. renderedby young people"aorking m c/~Jlianor E.’lig~b~lnl4 i ) MnMbe the sonor datl~]terOf a militarycapacities m the Federalgovernment 7on careerctvitian employee presently employed in a awardsare gwenannual}) in scientifi~and adnlini~- Federalugency in NorthernCatitomia: +Jr 12Jthe trativecategories son or daughterel a retiredor decea~’dcare~..r Dr.Pollack ~,as cited for hi~ outstanding research cwilian who ~as cmployedby a Federal agent) achievementsm the tield ot phmetaryscmn~es Dr I 14 Northern(’aiilornia at the time of retirementor Pollackhas made pioneering,original, and fm~da- . (all deailu r,r 13) currentlyemployed in a Federal ll’~entalcom]tribution,~ to our understanding o~ tile agenc~in NorthernCal//ornia under ~he President’s solar s~.stem,pamcuiarb oi its planet~,Tbe~ con- Stay+in-Schoolca mpaign : r*r14 i haveheen enlployed tnbutionsinclude sitldies el the e~olLIticmO~ during [he SUlllmer of 1077 under the Summer Jupiter.Saturm and lheir sale!lites, oi tileatl]lo- Youth Opportunit?Program: aPM t51 a high schoo3 ~,phereand clouds t)l ¥enu:.. and the surlacc o1 Mar~ semor graduating in January or June 197g Ior He has appiiedhis knowledgeand hb, researchtcch- betweenthose dates}. Northern Calilornia includes tuquesto problem,,concernPlg tbc Earthbe. stud~- Monterey,.Kings. Tulare. ln)~, and all areas in (ali- Lng the ~ong-ternlclimatic effects ol aln~o,ph,:re tornianorth of thesecounties changes,both naturalal~d man-caused Dr Pollackis Hcz~u~+d AuardaScholastic AbilJIy ba,,edon a leaderm hisfield and ha~, ¢~,e~ted -,trtmg infhaence highschool record and resultsof scholasticaptitude o~n/ts de~doptnentand direcli(m testsof the CollegeEntrance Examination Board LeadershipPotential based on applicationand letlersel recommendaiion based on :,,ubnlb+sioneta 1200 word cssa> thrilled"’ttow I expect kducahonto Cow NASAto flighttest experimental pivot-wingaircraft IribuleI0 M3 LiFeand Career." }conomic Need based on racemeand ~anlily l)r~,denFhght ResearchCenter has awardeda ~ingtral~sporl aircralt fie, me at 1,000miles per ~t]C. $218.000fixed-prke contract to the Ames Indus- Ilourmight achie;e twice the fuel econom$ of either 4ppH4atJonI~ro~cdun,s I ! ) Oblam application trial(’orporatum, Bohemia, N.Y, for the develop- the currenlBritish-French Concorde or tileRussian item agencyeL if not a~adable,Irom addres~below IJlenl and tabricationel a sI1]all,iiglllueigbt i2b Send applicationto the addressbelo~ post- SST Tllesestudies also indicated {hat the new con- rllanned,ohhque ~,%ing aircraH cop1 ~ould help alleviatethe sonic boom prob]em markedno later than ..lpril.?./UZ~’. with: (alA Becausethe pi~otingoblique wirlg concepl i> a Underthe termsof the conzract,NASA will pro- cop}or photostatof your highschool transcrlptt~) s~gnil’ic,ulldeparture frolll col~velGtiona]aircraft ~idc the contractorwith a desiN~and Ames Indus- a~ el December1977 sho’adnghonrs Of creditlot design.NASA b initiatingthis low-cost cxplorator) triaJwill constructthe aircraft o~ foamand fiber- eachcourse, ~ade. date of colnplelionand results of programto slud~thv tundamenta]aspecls o~ pilol- glad,:,.(’ailed the AD-IINASA Ames-|)ryden-1 L the $oiaC}!t]B test This i’nay be shownon transcript. ingall obhqu¢ wing aircraft aircraftwill he approxinlatel}40 Ieetlong witll a Ihl ’r’~+o [eller~ of reccmlmcndaliou from reachers, At lowerflight speeds, tile v, mg i~ orwntedper- v. ingspan of 32 feet Powered by two small (ounselorsor Principals.it)All ess;l~, of approxl- pendicularto thefnsclag¢, pro~iding eificient, qniet 400-polmdthru~,t Iurbo/et engine:,, the AD-I will in, tel~ 1201)words on "Hnw I I:xpectEducation to Olk’ralionI~)r lake-off arad landing as ~el/as for ha~e a gro,s weighto~ approximatcl3 t8OOpounds. (ontriht+teto My Lifeand (’areer." low-speedcruise flight. The conceplofl)rs good l~lJvcr3oi the aircralt lo N~.DA Dr)den is Sendapplieati(’.n to: Io~-spcedstabibiy and corttroi characteristic> alld expectedin late Iq~8 and the first 1eightsare Mr. ArthurReinlers does no1 requirecomplex high-lifl sy~tents. The plannedtbr earl)]q~o. RegionalPersonnel Officer engineIhrust required for takeoffis suhstantiaH) t|eahh,Education, and Welfare rectuced, whlcll couldrentah ill quieteroperation, RegionI X duringtakeoFt and landing 50 UnitedNations Plaza For high-speedflights, tile wing is pivoledfore San Francisco.CA q4 102 Stamp club andaft to I~srinoblique angles up to b0’ wil]ltile aircFaiCsfuselage. Studies indicate Ihal thi> ">cis.,o[ ThL’l’irst meeting of theAmes Stamp (’tub ’,~iil be Auto insurancevisit wing’"concept would permit better high-speed i~igJll boldon MarchI 5. IO:8al I 1:45a.m. in ti’rcprhatc Ix~rlorn3ance. diningroom tlf the Ames (aleteriaOnr agenda~ill Rick Ol~mesFronl Calilbrnia Casualty will be at As theaircraft files easier, pivoting Ihe ~ing [o all includean erectionof oificernand the eslab]is]2menl ¯ ~.ltleson March14 to answeranlonlobi]e insurance oblique angle decreases :tit drag, peNn{tling of our club oh.iecti~es"Mqch will best ser~ethe tlLiestions+If yOU have sent in a raterequest, yOU call increasedspeed and Iongelrange i:ol the samefuel bringl]le qnotewilh you and discussit with Rick ~ariedUllCresb. of lllenlcmber~hip. Your comments expenditure aild:,llg, gesth)ns are requested Please l.ar~ard to the fmnrs on March 14 wilt be from }1 a.m. to Analylicaland wind-tunnelstudies conducted b) 2 pm ill Bldg.24.], Room 147 mail stop 200-24~’e urge you to atlendour first Ames ResearchCenter indicate that a futureoMique meetingand help us get o~Ito a goodstart¯ Ames Research Center

A Guide to Action (ContinuedJrorzl &’;r i~sue) Dr.Winget becomes Visiting

What’sin a businessname? Prof at Florida A&M Otherwise,Cald’ornia, despite its national reputa- tionfor well-run, modern small claims courts, still clingsto filearchaic past in notallowing businesses to be sued tinder common [dba) businessnames. The requirementthat the full legal name of the ownerh~_, used often makes it difficLdtfor eventhe mostpersistent disgruntled consumer to obtainjus- tice.Businesses, on tileother hand, have no such problelnwhen suing individualsin small claims court.Tbis may be one of the reasonswhy small dahnscourts are disproportionatelyused by busi- m.’sse5as all alternatiwto collectionagencies than by consumers,despite file onghlal intent of thelaw. Another1976 refornl,however. ]ilnits the mnnber of casesfiled by thesonic plaintiff and heard on the same day to six in order not to crowd the court docketswith too many clailns of tiffstype. You(the plaintiff} must lid your suit in theco~=rt Ib~the judicial district I the six iudickfl districts in Santa(’iota Colmty are: San .Iose-Milpitas, Gilroy- MorgamlHill, Los Gatos-CampbelI-Saratoga,Santa Clara.Sunn’~ vale-Cupertino and Pa]oAlto-Mountain View) wherethe causeof action(mjur?,, accidenh failureto performa contractor agreement,etc,) arose,or wherethe personyou’re suing residesor

wheretbe businesa is locatedIWbcn filing against a # business,tlnese will oiten he thesame and you writ not be able Io choose between two judicial Dr. Charles M. Winger, a prominentresearch Dr. Wdlgel.who was NASA’ssemor scieutislon districts,t scientis~here at Ames,has beenselected as a Visit- the BiosatellitePro~am during the mid-I~t~l/’s. Once you }Lavetold the courtclerk why and who ingScholar and Professorfor tile laY8 Winter Quar- holdsa BA in BiologicalScience fi-om San Franciscl, you are suing,and the alnountof moneyasked, the ter at FloridaA&M Universityby the FloridaState StateUniversit3 and gainedhis PhD in Physiolog1~ clerkwin typetile paper,then wi{/askyou how you Boardof Regents. froln tbe Universityof Californiaat BerkeleFin wishit to be served,tDon’t say, "wi’d~rdisb and ]n the University’sSchoo~ ot Pharmacy,Dr. 1957. He is the autltorof more than 200scientdk intastard."lYou will have three choices: WPlgetwill condkactresearcb and hold studentand publicationsand is tilerecipient ol the I977Paul I. You can have the court clerk mail it to the communityseminars related to his currentstudies BertA~ard for medicalresearch. Most recently, his defendantby certifiedmail at a cost(rccoverab]e if on circadianrhythms. researchat NASA has been on the understandingol you w-in~of 52 to yoltfor each[lefendaut served The appointment,to be effectedunder all Inter- thebiological dock as it relatesto so-called’)el Iag" thatway. governmentalPersonnel Agreement. represents tile and othermaniDstations of circadianrh!,thnls Dr. 2. You can have a sheriffsdeputy serve it at a 1lest selectionof NASA scientistsas a Visiting Wingerand his wifeKatherine reside in (’upertiml, cost of betweenS5 and $10 (alsorecoverable if you Scholarat a BlackUniversity. California. wintfor each deff~ndant, 3. You can have it served by anyone over 18 corporateofficer, Unfortunately, many small claims Iotherthan your spouse)who is not a partyto the flayingthe papers served by certifiedmail is often suit.You are not allowedto servethe paperyour- court clerks have not rcad section 410.101hi one of the worstchoices because the defendantdoes and416.40{a)ot the Code of Civil Procedure.and self, and you shonldavoid professionalprocess- not haveto signfor andaccept the totter at all la aretotally itmorant of thisfact. servers.Their fees are high, and may be large in thereturn receipt is notsigned, or if it is signed,bu~ comparisonto the disputedamount itselI, In addi The most importan!]97h reform, however,now by tbewrong person, the service is notvalid, and the lion,not necessarily all their fee wdl be recoverable allowswhat is knownas "subsfitutedservice" under courtwill not hear tile case. (According to oneclerk evenit you win.(The San Josecourt wilt allow onb’ Code ot CivilProcedure sectkm 415.30. AIter "due with15 years"experience, the successrate ol cerli- $2 in such casesunless certified mail service was diligence"in attemptingto serve the sunlmonson fledmail service is lessthan 4f/¢:~./Marginally honest unsuccessfullyattempted beforehand./ the appropriateperson, the personserving the sum- or downrightcrooked business operators who arc biakingproper service on the defendantis often mons can insteadserve another,more accessible beingsued all tile lime know better Ilion to signIo~ themost difficult obstacle to bringinga smatlclaims personwho is "’apparentl3in charge"of the office, certifiedmail: they already know what’sinside the caseto trial.Serving the paper is likeplaying a game or is a "competentmember lover 181 of the house- envelope. The court might not iniorm you thai of "lag";the person or businessbeing sued may hold’"of the personto be served.The meaningof servicehas not been properlymade, and you may be know thai you are chasing them, and may even "duediligence" may vaD from courtto court:sonic in lot an unpleasantsurprise when you appearin know thai you know they know. But unless you courlsrequire three attemptsat personalservice courtready to presentyour side of thestory onl}, to "tag"them by havingthe papersserved on the right beforesubstittated service is allowed,and the Red- have the casepostponed until proper service can be personin time (at ~eastfive days beforethe court wood City courtrequtres that both certifiedmail made. date. or ~5 days if the defendantis locatedin and a sheriffsdeputy first be nsed to attempt anothercounty) the court will not hearthe case. service,t The person servinga summonsby sltbstituted SkylabIll Command Don’task Kissinger servicemust informthe ’~substitute"of the nature If the defendantis a corporation,it is necessary of the summons,inetudillg who it is for The server Moduleon display t~ havethe paper served on an officer07 tilecorpor- must then mad another copy ot the summons by March 9. 1978, fron~ ~:(lO a.m to 4:30 p,m tbc ation The names of the corporateofficers may be firstclass mail to theperson originally meant to be Hi-Bayof Building242 wilI be open to all Anle, foundin (.onfaetsInfhteutial, or may be obtained served:this must be doneas soonas possiblebecanse personneland contractorsto view the Skylabill for a fee of SI from the Officeof the Secretaryof theservice is notconsidered final unlil the tenth day ComlnarldModule which is on loan to Alliesfrom SlateI no, it’snot Henry Kissinger or CyrusVance afterit ix nlai]cd.Ttlis means, then, that substituted tile SmithsonianAir and Space Museum,Washing it’sMarch Fong-Eu) in Sacramento. servicemust be accomplishedat least I 5 daysbet;are ton,D.C. trialor 25 daysfor delendantslocated in another Once you have theirnames, serving the paperon This is lo give Ames personnelan opportnnityh~ one of them is easiersaid than done: they may be county. viewthe spacecratt helore it leavestile later part nl outsideof tbestate, or may be inaccessiblein their Tilenewly enacted oval/ability ol substitutedser- Marchlk>r an exhibitionin Japant~.>r a year’[hi~ officesbehind a lockeddoor and a protectiverecep- vice for smallclaims cases will snake it virtually spacecraftwil~ returnto Ames afterthe .lapane~C tionist.It is sonaethneseasier to havefile notice impossiblefor a determineddctcndant to avoidser- show. servedon ~he generalnlanager of the business,and viceon a claimby a per~,istentplaintitt. This was the l!vcryoneis encouragedto visil this displa3 thisis aIlowedeven if" he or sheis nota partneror most desperatelyneeded 1976 reform. Docentswill bc Ol’Lhand to answelany questions, =nter 3 t Stanford StanfordSpringquarter courses I Music-Go-Round Sponsoredby Ames Trainingoffice Auction AERO-ASTRO AA 278B OptimalEstimation & ControlLogic in the Presenceot Noise TTh 8:00 9:15 lnstromentsand artifactsof music,dance, and AA 297 Sem.inarin FlightMechanics & Control Wed 4:15 dramaare currentlybeing sought by the LiveIyArts 5:30 at Stanfordand StanfordMusic Guild for a unique CIVIL ENGINEERING CE 282B EarthquakeEngineering II auctionto be heldthis Spring. MWF 9:00- 9:50 The auction,known as the Music-Go-Round.will COMPUTER SCIENCE be held Sunday,April 30, m the StanfordBarn and CS Ill Intro io ComputerOrganizatinn. Machine & AssemblyLanguages MWF 1:15- 2:05 will b:aturenot only the sale el new and tP~ed CSI40B Systems Programming TTb %30-10:45 performingarts items but entertainmentand other CS 154 Format Languages MWF 1000-10:50 festivities. CS 235 StatisticalComputing MWF 2:15- 3:05 Anything"musical, terpsichorean, or thespian" CS 24OB CompilerConstruction TTh wilt be acceptedfor tile Music-Go-Roundauction. C8 249 9:30-1045 Introductionto DistributedComputing TTh saysJanet Minden, cochairpcrson, "that ranges from CS 237C AdvancedNumerical Analysis ]1:00-12:15 MWF 3:15- 4:05 suchperfornlPlg arts related items as musicalinstru- CS 251 ProbabilislicAlgorithms MWF 3:15- 4:05 munts, sheet music, books, prints, atld sculpturesto CS 247 Compttter8ys~.em Evaluation danciug shoes." MWF 11:00-11:50 Donorswill receive a taxdeduction for their gifts. ENGLISH ENG 50 Poetry Donationsto the Music-Go-Ronndcan be taken MWF 9:00- 9:50 anytm]cto WesternFederal Savings and Lxlanin the ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING StanlindBarn. Welch and QuarryRoads, Paio Alto. EE 102 CircuitsIt Monda> Thursday from qa.m 4 p.m.. Friday MWF 8:00- 8:50 EEI ] 3 Electronics from q a.m MWF 8:00- 8:50 () p,m.. and Saturday from EE 201C Seminar IOa.m 2 p,nl Th ~]OOql:50 EE 208 Bio]ogicalhlformation Processing TTh 930-10:45 Personsunable tu ~akc a donationIt) Western EE 221B LinearActive Networks MWF 10:O0qO:50 I-ederalSaving,. and Loan can arrangebar a pick-up EE 26 ] FourierTransform and Its Applications MWF 2:15- 3:05 b3 ca~Ling329-0410. Further reformation abotaa IIw EE 2~I NonlinearNelwork Analysis MWF 9:00- 9:50 Mtasic-(;o-Roundis available by calling4~,’7-2551 or EE 292V Specia]Seminar Tucs 2:45 4:25 497-381I. EE 2o2~ SpecialSeminar TTh 8:00- 9:15 EE 3 10 hltegratedCircuits Seminar Tb 4:15- 5:30 EE 314 LinearIntegrated CiTcLIiIs Analysis & Design TTh 800- 9:1~ El 32,~C Micro’aa,,eElectronics TTh 1:15~2:30: "Thank you El-:328B Physicsol SemaconductorDevices TTh 2:45- 400 [ wish at this hme to thanknly man~.friends and EE 349 StatisticalOptics MWF 1:]5- 2:05 Et 370 ]niormatior~Systems Seminar workassociates lot attendhlgn!}, ret;n.’menl lunch- Mon 4:15- 5:30 EE 373 AdaptiveSystems conon Feb24. I meanthis v, ithMI sinccrit3. MWF 3:!5- 4:05 EE 378B StatisficalDetection and NonlinearEstimation AFterthe caseol the nl’~openedIlv rod casewa, TTh 115- 2:30 EE 370 CommunicafionChannels st, h’ed,[ was veryhapp~ to imd a heautilulFisher TTh 245- 4:00 E[ 3gO Seminaron DigitalS) stems (;raphilcYt,dling rod. I thanky~u for II.and 1 kno~. 415- 5:30 il willbring me man)houP. of happ.,,fishing EE 381B SwitcbiBgTheor?, and LogicDesign MWF 11:O0-I1:50 ] willtt 3. not to be soch a strangerand visit ;:ou EE 386 (}peratingSystems TTh 1:15- 2:30 peopleoc~.asionall) EE 481 Computer-AidedDesign of DigitalSystems TTh 2:45- 4:00 OltoJ Meckler ENGrNEER[NG-ECONOM~C S’~ STEMS EES IOOC hltlodtlclionto S~.stems & Polio’;,Analysis Models e4 Jo all thosewho made m~, retirementI~lnclB.,on Uncvrtaint,,.Decisions & P’olicie~, so =mpossible.thanks, and to all thosewho tos~,cd ~:30- 9:00 barb~at rue.l hopeyou ha’~elockjaw INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING Particularfinmks lo Frank P[ucinskilot making 1l 133 IndustrialAccounting all the arrangementsand \’era Buscherlot being MWF 10:00-10:50 MlCh a good CerktlllOni12,~Person ~hen SLtCh task~ art’ MATERIALS SCIFNCE MATS 240 Time-DependentPlasticil2, put ill the handsol such good peoptc,cveR,’thing TTh turnsout the very best Also. thankstothe others ME(HANICAL ENGINEERING whoassisted. ME 180 Energyand Societ?, I’llriot sa3 good-bye,as tha! is so finalBol. i:~5- 2:05 ME 23iC Dynamics instead,jnst say have a "happie."al~.d I91 he ,a.,eing 10:O0-10:50 you at |he importantplaces like ball games, parties. 9:00-;O:50 hiE 2q7 Energ?.Policy Seminar and picnics 4:15 5:30 Some of my futureplans includedoing vohmteer MATH EMATICS work for the underprivileged,and sincegovermncnt MATH 130 Ordinar~Differential Equatmns MWF employeesare [’aslbecoming this species.I’ll be MATH 132 11:00-]1:50 PartialDitTerential Equations 11 MWF seeingyou all. 215- 3:05 STATISTICS Fred Tucker STAT .18 Introductiontu 8tc, cbastic Processes MWF 3 15- 4:05 I wish to extendmy sincerethanks and appreeia- Ironto allwho honoredn;e by theirpresence at Inv retirenlenlInncheon on JanLlal~’ I ~, and tO eYel2,.nne w}m contrib~tedto the ve~ wonderfulgifts{indud. mg gag)I will makegood use of Ihe raceI’,uihnarl Bowling suitcaseio my anticipatedtravels to theOrient this Sign-upslot SLlnlnlcr Leagoe are nov, being taken. Year. Wc will have 8 teams,4 personseach. The scanoll My 35 ~,earsat Ames havebeen enhancedby tilt’ willrun fromMa?, I hth tl!rmighAug. 291h. An’,one line fellowshipand associationI enjoyedwdh m?, wlsJling to bowl please send your nanlc and illai] co-workers.This.I urn sure,l will missmorn than sloplo Wa.,,nettarry, nlail slop N238-F ]ndi:idual tile work, and I hope will continuedespi{e nt3 names or tealnsmay be turnedin Ihose submitOng mtiremmtt. entireteams please notate team captR’,n. Space is on {;ny K. Wens a firstcome. t’irst place basis. Ames ResearchCenter

of backsideof KT-22 from large balcony.Reserve Ames Promotion Plan vacancies" now for springskiing. By day or week.736-1357. Notice Areaef Closing No. Title Grade Org. Censidervtion Det~ For Rent: Beach house at Pajaro Dunes (near Watsonville).Completely fumished~ including linens; 78-64 Secretary(Typing} GS-5tS FO Centerwide& 3117/78 cleaningincluded in the rent: beautifulviews of Army Monterey Bay, 100feet from the beach; tennis 78-66 AdministrativeSpecialist (STEP) G$-5/7 AT Centerwide 3/31178 courts.Reserve now for springand summer.Call 78-68 AerospaceEngineer G8-11/12 FSV Centervdde& 3t17/78 John kundell,252-7260. Outside 7872 SupervisoryElectronic Technician GS-11/12 RSE Centerwide 3/17/78 Miscellaneous 78-73 ResearchAircraft Inspector WG-14/15 FOI Centerwide& 3/3?/78 For Sale:Heavy duty tirechains, fit 14" and some Outside 15" tires,$10/offer. +;,-size violin with case, $50/offer.Gibson SG guitarwith case. ext. toed., 78-74 PersonnelClerk (Typing) or Clerk-Typist GS-4/5or APX Cente~wide& 3/17/78 $ 275/offer.738-2948. BS-3/4 Outside 78-75 Secretary(Typing) G 84/5 STS Centerwide& 3t20/78 For Sale:Beseler 67C enlarger with color filters and Outside heat absorbingglass. Like new, 8155, 629-i362, TO APPLY: CompleteARC 59 andsubmit te MailStop 241-6, after6. MERIT PROMOTION PLAN SELECTIONS Notice For Sate:Flea Market items {clothes. linens, etc./, N0. Title Ors. Name bestoft;or, 968-3307.

78-9 SupervisoryAerospace Engineer FHR~ JamesBiggers For Sate: SCM electrictypewriter, manual return, very good condition,$50; sewingmachine, sturdy, 78-34 SupervisoryAerospace Engineer FVS AlanFaye 78-36 ResearchAircraft ~nspeetor sewsstraight, $20: a]i4oldingtable. 30"x72". $15: FOI Cancelled lampshade and stand,like new, $lO; headboardlot 78-52 EquipmentCentru~ Specialist AAP Cancelled twinbed, whitecolor, $3: box springfor Iwinbed, 78-53 Secretary(Typing) FSV VirginiaBautista extratong, $5. Call(408)737-7764 evenings. 78-67 ContractSpecialist ASF Cancelled 17" Zenith,black and white TV wills stand:exe ForSale: "6g OldsCutlass. 8 cyl,4 dr. powersteer- cond.,$50. (’all after 5 p.m.739-5373. ing,power brakes. 74,000 mi, originalowner. Good Want ads toed.,asking $ I 150.Call 503-4630. GET tN SHAPE!For Sale: I lOlb weightset, $10. MarkKoenig, 32b-i 2{,4 evenings. Transportation For SaJe: Toyota Corona 1%8:20,000 miles on rebuiltengine. Exc. cond. $750. 257-’~130 evenings Wanted:6-cylinder car withautomatic transmission, For Sale: Cldld’~bike seal - nsountsabove rear lenderof standardbike. $5. Call241-5503 evenings powersteering, and airconditioning. CalI :26-1514. For Sale:[972 MG Midget,46.000 rni, color:gold, ext. cond.Cost: SI7q5.Call 255-715~For further For Salt"Baby’s changing table. $15, Baby’slamp For Sale: 1974 Ford RanuhcroGT. 39.000mS, new information. metallicbrown paint, anags, A;T,,P/’S, .P.’B, A/C /tightlight, ext. toed.. 83 Call241-5503. evenings Must be seen.call 737-2383 evenings Housing FREE: 17.O00BTU Sears air conditioner.Ugly bul worksfine, 220V Paul 8ebesta,257-2207, evenings For Sale: ’73 V% Thing. like new, 17,000 mi. For Lease:$450 + utilities.Motmtain View. close to extras,$2900. Paul Sebesta. evenings, 257-22t3"7. shopping,schools and transportation3 bdrm, 2 bth, Anyonehaving witnessed the accidentinvolving a livingroom. dining room and two familyrooms lone red-orangecolored Porsche parked on the northwesl For Sale:"(~8 Mercury Montego. new [ires~battery., can be used as bedrooml, wall to wall carpets cornerof Bldg.237 betweenthe hoursof 2:15 pall needs paint.Make offer.Paul Sebesta,257-2207. 967-5435evenings, weekends. evenings and 5:30 p.m.,Thursday, February 24, pleasecall 248-2481or Ames extension588,9. Thank yolt. For Rent: Town house,furnished, from Apri] 15 to Fund for DeAnzastudent May i5, 1978. AdnItsonly, no pets, nonsmokers.2 For Sale: Bedroom set, I nhre-drawcrdresser. bdrm, 2~/:bth, ~iv. rm, den-diningrm, kit, 2-car 7-drawerchest, mattress and box springsSofa Bed. A Firedhas beenestablished for Ro~ Lamica,22. garage,patio. All electric appliances, washer, dryer queensize, only one year old. Call 578-7~O6,Mon- a De Anza College student and work-experience Lovelypool, very convenientlocation. Utilities day throughFriday. student at Ames in the Model and Instrument extra.$550. Phone after 5 p.m.969-6005. MachiningBranch. Roe. the son of Gil Lamicaof FREE: Pups, mixed breed, both parents small, thisCenter, lost a leg in a motorcycle-autoaccident Facultymenrber desires 4-bdrm home in (upertmo approximately14 Ib, colorsare whitewith black or on January_’20th. area From 6.,’16/78 through 8.’78. (:all brown.Call Don Le[lorge,244-7310 Initiationof risefund, set up by PeggySchoenhair (412)463-8849.Ref. furnished,c/o Robl. Alico, and StanRandol of the DistrictOffice oFTechnical 312 South4th St.,Indiana. Penn. 1570]. For Sale: Large tent - $50. arrd ltooda175 S25U Educationat De Anza Co]tege,was promptedby the CallCecil. 272-2603. lack of adequatemedica~ insurance held by either RoomFor rent. kitchen, TV. laLlndr~ privileges, pri- party.Ron was marriedjust 5 monthsago. vateentrance. Pool. No smoking,no pets.S I30[mo, Wanted: Porta crib in good condition. CaN Checks payableto ttome Savingsshould be Fo> includesutilities. 968-2068. ¢;’(d-5268. evenings. warded to: Roe LamicaFLmd, 20573 Steven~Creek Blvd.. Cupertino95014. Checksmay also be For- SKIERS!Ski or walk to AlpineMeadows ~ifts fronl warded to Peggy Schoenhair or Stun Randol al FREE: Female Golden Retriever,neutered, aboul plush 3 br condominiumAEK. DW, laundry,fire- 7 yr Nd, very obedient,has alwayabeen a hOUSL De Anza College. place (& wood),heated parking pad. Dramaticview dog. Call 732-9116,alter6p.m.

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(TleaF inens; ws of tennis ". Call I SOl}le case, I :end, VOLUME XX NUMBER 10 NASApublishes Tech Utilizationawards March 23. 1978 B s and 1362. book on SETI received SIO0.OB ior a new "Jet Engine Air intake System" Robert D Lee was awarded $50.00 ior an innovaticm entided "’Simultaneous,EKG and Ultra- sanoscopeDisplay. "" ~3. ilbur C "V’alloltonreceived $]00.O0 ior developing an "’Artificial L.g with MechanicalEnerg3 Storage Device Joe Hip DisartJcu- ~tum. ta[ion.’"Wellde]l D. Cila~e receNed $]50.00Ior his urdy. "’FLdl-Color Hybrid Display" and "’Spcctrally- $15: BalancedChrolnalic Approach-LighHng gym>tern.’" d [or A 5250.00 award was received b~, Joseph R bed. Smith. Jr.. due im the large nultlber oi inqume~ received for -Itch Brier cntHled "b.ar ()ximueer: Blood Pressure Trannducer " Since so[twarcis ir!ckidedin Tech Briel Jodrnals. I|enD Lure was; award,:d $50.00 for a ne~a computer program entitled "[)ECIM4-4Digit Binar3 io ASCII Conversion "’ John V Rakich also received 550.0I} ior de,eloping a prepare entitled "Three Dimens;ionalSupersouic Vi~c,lus Flows." DuTing the ceremony, three employees recci~ed !HOiletarya~aards 1or bolh [ech Briefs and Palents. (,i~bertT. Parra ~a> a’*arded$50.00 /or Tech Brief "A.ng]e Indicating l)i~[al Serve’" In addition, he r<:ce]~edS250.00 for his pate~t of this; same item Paul M. Sa~,ko and -qal~a~ore R. RJccJtiello each received $100.00 l~r lwo Tech Briefs entilted "’hnpro~ed Intumescent Coaling" and "Healing- Moderating Filler /or bltumescel~l Coatings" in addition, they were each awarded S200.00 lee the pa[ellI~ol [hese]n~eniions./C~m1"d cm YJgt’3) 1978CFC CoordinatingCommittee 2 ’ Ames ResearchCenter PacificNorthwest governors approve NASAsatellite applications SAFETY CORNER: C,o~emors Dixy Lee Ray of Washington,John tmuingeffort by NASA’sOffice of Space and Ter- HOW closeare you to Evans of Idaho,and RobertStraub of Oregonhave restrial Apphcationsto make space technology unanimouslyagreed to a three-yearprogram to accessibleto staleand localgovernments, businesses a third-degreeburn? demonstratethe use of NASA-suppliedsate]lite data anduniversities. Home water heaterscan heat waterhot enoughto tor naturalresource management in theirstates. Technicalassistance and trainingof agencyper- causea fatalburn injury. Thethree governors who. with federal representa- sonnelin the demonstrationproject were supplied In the Bay Area numerouspeople each year,most tive Pat Vaughan.make up the PacificNorthwest by Ames and the U.S. GeologicalSurvey (USGSI of them young children,are seriouslyburned by RegionalCommission. voted $480.000from Com- who will continueas partnersin the follow-ou waterfrom a bathroomfaucet. missionfunds to supportfirst-year activities begin- phase.A seven-mernbertask force, representing slate Water at temperaturesbetween 124 ~ and 130~ is ning next month agencies.NASA and USGS. will overseetile demon- hot enoughto do laundry,dishes and other house- TIlethree-year plan is designedas a follow.~mto strationproject through 19g]. holdcleaning tasks without causing a majorthreat the Land ResourceInventory Demonstration Pre, iecl Staleand local agencies in thenorthwest say that to you and your [amdy. launchedby the Commissionin 1~}75 I.]nderthat thesatellite data has pro~.edvaluable in sL~rveying Here’show to regulateyour water temperature. demons’orationproject, over 45 stateand localagen- agiculture,t\~restry, water resources, range aands, eliminatethe risk of bathtubburns and loweryour ciesin thethree states conducted test projects incor- urban areas and noxiom,weeds Monitoringof two utilityhill, poratingthe sa~.etiitedata into theirsurveys and otherareas recently atfected by l)derallegislation, Turnon thehot waleronly at thetub. Let tilt’ inventoriesof variousland cover types.The pro- surfacemining and coastalzone management,will waterrun for 3-5 minutesCheck the watertem[k’ra- gram’s continuationwill provide planning and increaseirl the new three-year effort tktre with a meat. candy or water thermometerIt naturalresource management agencies in the three The Pacil’~ NorthwestReNonal Commissionis the waterLs 130" or hotterthe thermostaton the slateswith an operalionalcapacity to extractand one of seven muhi-stateorganizations created and water heater shoLdd be tamed down CAUTION use informattorlderived from NASA’sLandsat satel- fundedtinder Title V of the PublicWorks and Eco- Waterheater thermostats are not very reliableMan~ IRe systemand wifi aid them m handlingtile more nomic DevekypmentAct ol 1065. Charteredto pro- are marked "low-medium-high7~ Those that ha~c sophirdicateddata to be gainedfrom Landsal C after mote economicdevelopment and stabilit.,,in the numberscannot be totallyrelied upon either itslaunch in earlyMarch. northwesttenon, the Commissionis chaired by’ 2. Turn the thermostatdown The Pacific Northwest program joins other Oov Dixy Lee Ray and co-chairedby lederalrepre- 3. Wait a de} 1or the water to reach the n~’~ demonstrationprojects across the countr3 in a con- sentativePat Vaughan. temperatureand check the tcmpcralureatthebath- tubfaucet as t’~fore. Frutkinnamed Deputy 4 If necessar3repeat tile procesx until the h~t- F PC-scholarship test~ater temperatllrc is between124 ° and~’ 130 AssociateAdministrator Applicationsmay bc obtainedfrom the Training Arnold W. ErLatkm has bccn appointed NASA and Special Programs Branch. Room 138. Build- CPRtraining available ing 241. Extensmn5tC3 DeputyAssociate Administrator for ExternalRela- LOCATION: Room MB 23: Classroom Lab and tions,effective March I. IU78 Learningg Resource Center. Mission College, 35~; Frutkin has headed NASA’s Olfice ot Interna- MonroeStreet. Santa Clara. 988-2200 tional Aftairsfor the past 18 years In his new Dinnermeeting TIME: Mondays, March 27 June 12. I:00 position,he will support tile AssockiteAdmin- 4:00p.m Saturdays.Aprit t. g, and 15. q:00 istratortot ExternalRelations m the development Tile Societyof Women EngineersDinne; Meeting 12:00 a.m. and I:00 4:00 p.m of externalpolicy and the coordinationof NASA is open to the public[t will be he~d at the Blue INSTRUCTORS:.hdie Rose. aN. MA, and (’rod), activitiesdealing with its various outside interests PheasantRestaurant in (’upertmoon April5. I078. Rohrs.RN. BS. Beforejoining NASA. Frutkinwas DeputyDirec- l-hespeaker veil] be JudithSchliessmann. Lockheed Cardio-pulrllonar}resusltatum is an easilylearned torof tileI.I S. NationalCommittee 1or the fnterna- Manager.[he titleof iwr talk wil~ be "Yourhnuge techniquethat can be usedto savethe IiDol }lear’, tionalGeophysical Year. and YourPaycheck." ( ocktaalswill be at 5:30,with attackvict mls. A graduateof HarvardCollege. Frntkin did grad- dinnerat t>:30and thespeaker at 730. The courseIs designedto providebasic Red (’ros, uate work at ColumbiaUniversdy and servedin the The menu is Rainbow "Trout. $8.00. or Veal (ertdiedCPR teaming or to providea relreshcr US Na’,3’in l:hePacitic during World War II. tlc isa CordonBleu, $8.30.Both includefull dinner.For coue,e forrecertification. Commander USNR Ireth ra-servationscall Sharon Okonski at 6030or e,014. Instructionis olferedon a selfpacedmethod, per mitring attendanceat hines convenientto th~ Joggernautshonored studentw;thin tile scheduleshown above Nine t~, twelvehours of instructionare typically reqnired 1, completethe program. Personsinterested in takingtills cotlrs*." shotdd submit an ARC 301 to the TrainingOflice. Mail Stop 241-3 Annual AIAA model airplanecontest This year the contestwill be held at the Sunm vale Community Center on Remington Road cm Sunday.May 21. 1978.The eventsto be flownveil[ be:Delta Dart in twoage classes.I I and under,am 12 through14; PennyPlane in two classes.14 arLi! under,and 15 through19: and OriginalDesign ~: two classes.14 and under,and 15 through19. lrophicsthrough 5th placeand ribbonslhrou~l; 10th~ place will be awardedin all events[’or ages I and under.Trophies through third place will I,, awarded in the Semor Penny Plane and Origm;~l Designevents. DeltaDart Kits and contestrules sheets are aw.t ablefrom: Lou Young, Bids 244/Rm 136, Ext b546 Joseph~ Steger, Bids 202/Rm 216A, Ext 641 George Xenakis, Bids 210/Rm 241,Ext 54tt Memberso] the Amea Joggernattrswere presentedwith medalsj?om Dr LowLy lhtghes,Chiejl th,alth and For additionalinformation and free Pennyphmc SafhttOffice. after thcq" captured first pla¢e in the2 rodeInter-Center Postal dogging Competilion. Plans tr. Xenakis. rater 3 i

Santa Clara Cafeteriamenu Special I Sciencefair This month,the Astrogrambegins pubtishing all A, IBAannouncement of the upcomingAmes Cafeteriamenus. In approxi- matelysix monthsCenter opinion witl be pufsedas The next MBA INFORMATION MEETING is scheduledfor Friday’. April 7. Alf employeesof ACE to how beneficialand helpfulemployees feel this ughto April6,7 & 8 memberorganizations who are interestedin learning type of informationis Pleaselet as know at that more about the televised MBA PROGRAM are A specialinvitation has been extendedto all time I ¯ nlost invitedto attend. ed by employeesand theirfamilies to visitthe Eighteenth The purpose of this NFORMAIION MEETING AnnuamSanta Clara ValleyScience and Engineering March28 throughApril 3, 197g is to explainthe objecti~,esoi the programand I 30° is Fair.The Fairwill be opento the publicApril 6, 7, A LA CARTE MENU and 8 !Thursday. Friday. and Saturday) ~rom answerquestions concerning the requirementsfor B house- admissionand how you can enroll in tbc courses threa~ IO a.m.to 5 p.m.in GatewayHall at theSanta Clara County Fairgrmmds located on Tully Road. TUESDAY whichare scheduledon television. SanJose. Admission is free. RoastPork and Dressing Remember [)AGE Frida~ April 7: T[ME 12-1 p.m.: CHANNEL The ScienceFair is sponsoredb) r industryand PolonnatseBurger 3 IRoom lql Skiltmg organizationsm the SantaClara Valley area Franksand BostonBaked Beans Buildingfor those who ’all}be attendingon the Eadlyear, several hundred students from pubtic. Choiceof One Wi’lip|~*dPotatoes. Rice Pilal. Stan ford Campus private,anti parochLal schools, grades six througt~ GreenPeas. Corn or Salad twelve,exhibit projects chosen because ol theirown Sonp: Onion. Macarom and Tomato scientificinterest. The research, attention to details. WEI)N}:SDAY Golf documentingol dala leading to attainmentof a SwissSteak with Rice The firstAmes Golf CIt~btournament of the year k)gicalcoudusion, off’at e~idcnce thai American ShrimpCh and Kno,’k~ ur:,l or (}nlclcttc InnmationreN~rted to the TechnologyUtilization (’h~nceol One Scatlopedor WhippedPotatoes. (}lficeand/or the PatenlCounsel The Board gives Broccoli,Caulaf]ower Saute or Salad SecretariesWeek xpeciMconsideration to those 1ternswhich are a SoupP~’eI t}arley ~mgndlcanlscieulific and technicalconlributlon comingup and/ortransferred and used m tileprivate or public TIIURSI)A’~ The 2nd AnnualSecretaries Week Breakfastwil[ :,color SwissSteak and Vcgetabfes (’hiliburgerand Riceor Ome]c~le bc held WednesdaY,April 2b. [q78.Watch the nexI As the PatentCounsel and the Technolog)Utili- Aqrogranlfor furtherdetail ~. aboutthe breakfast zationOffice prepare special pastification for the Choice of One: Rissole or Whipped Potatoes. I~atds consideratiou,two important steps are Zucchimwith Scallions.Asparagus or Salad requiredand shouldI~" emphasized()~’le, employee SOUp: Minesl[rDtlC innovationsrnu,;t be reportedif the5 are to bc E R1 DAY consideredand secondly,evaluations { Awards Evalu- Mini Cod with FrenchFties ationQuestionnaire originated through the Technol- ttamburger Steak with Bordelaise Sauce or t~gy UlibzalionOffice) to the innovator’smanage- Omelette =3lentshould be carelullyprepared to aastlrethat Choice of One Fried Rice, Whipped Potatoes. sL_mfil’icanlinnovations an’ rccogluzedand proper Baby Limas.Corn O’Brien or Salad lUStiflcationsprepared I’or considerationby the Soup: Coney tsland Cram Chowder Board. MONI)AY Innovatkmsdo not necessarilyneed to be techni- ltam and (’hickenSupreme cal m naturebut can includeany item which has BakedStuffed Pe pl×’rsor Ulrich:tic merit or utility,including compnter progranls Choice ol One: Whipped Potatoes.Rice Pdaf. Assistancem reportingand preparingInnovations Buttered Lima Beans, Au (iratm Spinach or lot publicationcan be securedby contactingthe Salad TechnotogyUtilization Office. Soup:Lentit or FraciachOnion 4. 4 Ames Research Center

Ames PromotionPlanvacancies SummerFaculty Fellow desires furnished accommo- dationsfor his falni~yin the vicinityof Moffett Notice Areaof Closing Field for the periodJune 15 through the and of No, Title Grade Org. Consideration Date August. Need 3 to 4 bedrooms,preferably with 77-79 AccountingTechnician GS-5/6/7 AFC Centerwide 4-3-78 accessto swimmingpool. ContactDave Claappell, 77-80 Personne~Clerk (Typing} 684/5 APM Centerwide 4-3-78 5441~ or Jim Brown,5020. or Clerk-Typist GS-3/4 andoutside 78-69 ASTExperimental Facilities and Equipment DS-7/9 FAX Centerwide 4-24-78 {‘TestProject Engineer} andoutside 78-78 ASTExperimental Facilities and Equipment 68-7/9 FAX Centerwide 4-24-78 (InstrumentationEngineer) andoutside /vliscellaneous 78-71 ASTExperimental Facilities and EcFuipment GS-7/9 FAX Centerwide 4-24-78 (Wind-Tunne~Facilities Eogineer) andoutside For Sale: MercedesBenz. 250 SE eugene.$450: 251t 78-76 VoucherExaminer GS-3/4/5 AFG Center’wide 4-3-78 SE fuel injectionsystem, $350; 230 SL 4-speed andoutside transmission,$250; or all for$950. 354-2682. 7877 ProcurementClerk {’Typing) GS-4/5 ASA Centerwide 4-3-78 or Clerk-Tyoist GS-3/4 andoutside For Sale: ’74 Chaparral19’ Jet 455 OILs Beck 7878 SystemsAccountant GS-11/12 AF{] Canterwide 4-3-78 pt.tmp covered enNHe and some eqpt A&M trlL $5000-B/O.Bob Springer,408/24~4-4031 TO APPLY:Complete ARC 59 andsubmit to MailStop 241 6. For Sale: Authentic Indian jewelry from New MERIT PROMOTION PLAN SELECTIONS Mexico.Beautifully crafted turquoise, coral, etc.. set in silverCall Fred, 967-5487, evenings Notice No, Title Org, Name Wanted to buy: Used Kirby vacuum cleaner,good 78-41 Res.Arcff I nspeetor FOI FrankPresbury condition,reasonable (’all 253-751 g, evenings 78-44 AccountingTechnician (G0) AFC Cancelled 78-50 Secretary(Typing) LiV DianeKimball ColdspotrefrigL’rator. Excellent running condition 78-54 ContractSpecialist ASF SueAnn Sue $50. Can be seen in ]’railerNo. {~. gldg Ihangarl 78-59 Toiler AF9 NancyRigney {‘outside eandidatel 248.A~aitab~e 3"31. Phone ~fi487?6563. 7860 Sopv.Electronics Tech F0S AlsnnSilva 78-61 Secretary(Siena) L AnitaPa)]e ForSaLe: Kclvinator side-by-~,ide refrigerator-freezer lextralarge 25 cn~ft,refrigerator w;larg,: freczeri $75: power lawn m¢)wer, $50: Scotts push lawn For Sale: 1971 175cc I1onda road bike. 5000 mi spreader.$9. ("allTom Spaldingat 965-5465 Exc cond $250. Ca11965-8434 Want ads For Sale:Ampex 1260 tape recorder,reel to reel,3 SPRING IS HERE’ Time to hu.~ a Honda ]rail 70. heads, near professionalmactdne, $275 or best 300 m~les, like new $300: ttonda 70 Step thru. (filEr;Fisher tube type stereocomlmnents, make Transportation 200 mi, with lockedbox Itakoslarge ~ocerybagL offer:80 wattrms amplifier,stereo tuner. Thorens $275 rll bringto work ifyon’rereally interested TDI35 manual turntablew/Shore cartL Hca~i~ki~ AttentionFiat owners: Have wire sets, ignition parts, SaL 259-4618.eves triggeredoscilloscope, new kit tnot assemhled~ break and clutchparts, water pumps,air and oil $130; HeathMt RI signa~ genuratoL S50: B&K filters,wheel bearings, vaDes, etc., 50! oft dealer ]~orSale: 1973 Honda CB 350,low miles,runs we~l instrumentsTV analyzer,tile completeIV sen’icing prices.CaII Carat Anderson. 948-1627 evenings. $425/offer948-5968. tool, $t25. M. Wash, 259-’v607.aHer h p.m and wm.’kcnds For Sale: t970 VW Bag. low mileage,good condi- For Sale:1975 Ford (ourier,like new 7,800miles. tion. $1400Nancy,., 28%0676. origanalowner. $2800 firm Pat Halbert,evenings. Fm Sale: Brand nay. 10’~,12’gold carpetwith 7’ 967-0953. padding.$(~0. (-0II 209-~3oO. 1966£orsche 912, new metallicbrown paint, rebuilt en~ne.$4300. Gary, 287-0676. San Jose Swim and Racquet(’hzb Family,Member- shipm WillowG~cn. 8375. 238-2208 after ~,:30 p.rn 1978 PontiacFirebird Formula. Odometer reading: 2.525. MoffettField Emp CreditUmoni~currently Housing For Sale Man’s bike. Royce-tJnion,3-speed. $45 acceptingbids. Minimumbid: S6,500Bidding open dog house.2x3 ft, assembled,845. 241-445{~ throughMarch 29, 1978at 2 p.m. House rental.Polo Alto June i to Sept 15. Cam* For the (mtdooreman: A 20-foot Fiflh Whet! 1975 ChevyMonte Carlo.Moffett Field Emp. Credit plainlyfurnished 5 bdrm.2 bth lnel membershipin ProwlerTrai~er. 6montbs old, colnpletel~sell- Union is currentlyaccepting bids. Minimumbid: swim and tennis club locatedacross the street. containedExcellenl condition! ])hone 948-3(/41 $2500. Needs work. Bidding open through Childrenwelcome. $600 moltth.494-6492 after4 p.m. March29. t978 at 2 p.m. For Rent: Beach ho~se at Pajaro Dunes (near Playhouseor gardenshed for saIc 8xex7 I’I, 3 wm I 973Ford (Tustom Vail. big tires, nlug~, tong wheel Watsonvi~leL Comptetob’ furnished, including finons: daws, inside paneled,asphalt shingle tool You base,Ve. stick,power steering, power brakes, fac- cleaningincluded in the rent: beautifulviews o1 dismantleand move 253-1454. toryair conditioning,AM’FM 8-truck stereo. 3 cap- MontereyBay, I00 ft fromthe beach:tennis courts. rain’schairs, and totally carpeted (walls, ~cilingk Reserve now 1or winter/spring season (all Freeterrier-mix fen}ale dogs to goodII~:m~os Vcl’, Also dinette/bed.S4975. Callafter5p.m 44{~2685. 252-7260.John Lundell. lovingc~mpomons. 255-6585.

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