May 14, 2010 Vol. 50, No. 10 Spaceport News John F. Kennedy Space Center - America’s gateway to the universe

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INSIDE . . . STS-132 payload has international flair Explorer School By Linda Herridge Symposium Spaceport News oeing’s STS-132 payload flow man- Bager, Eve Stavros, and NASA Mission Man- ager Robert Ashley, will be stationed on console in Fir- ing Room 2 of Kennedy’s Launch Control Center, Page 2 watching with anticipation as space shuttle Atlantis STS-130 crew soars into the sky from returns Launch Pad 39A. Stavros and Boeing’s Checkout Assembly and NASA/Gianni Woods Payload Processing Ser- Technicians prepare to lift the Russian-built Mini Research Module-1, or MRM-1, out of its transportation container in Kennedy’s vices, or CAPPS, team were Space Station Processing Facility for its move to the payload canister and transportation to Launch Pad 39A. instrumental in helping to prepare the Russian-built Processing Facility, about environmental testing at Stavros drew on previ- Mini Research Module-1, or five weeks before the sched- the launch pad. Boeing also ous international experi- MRM-1, and an Integrated uled launch, for transfer coordinated delivery and ence from her work on life Cargo Carrier for delivery to the launch pad and final setup of ground support sciences payloads for the orbiter integration activi- equipment at the launch pad European Space Agency in Page 3 to the International Space Station. ties,” Ashley said. “The for testing operations and the Netherlands. NASA alums According to Stavros, processing team met or beat served as the main inter- “Working with RSC lay foundation planning and coordination every schedule milestone face with the shuttle team Energia was an exercise in to process the two major despite the relatively small to ensure payload schedule payloads began more than a size of the NASA and Boe- compatibility. See STS-132, Page 3 year ago. ing CAPPS teams working “This was a unique situ- the mission, and the com- ation that required CAPPS, munication and logistical NASA, Johnson Space Cen- challenges.” ter in Houston, Rocket and The MRM-1 and as- Space Corporation Energia, sociated hardware were or RSC Energia, from Rus- transported from Russia Page 6 sia, and the European Aero- aboard an Antonov Rus- nautic Defense and Space sian aircraft and arrived at Heritage: Delta IV Co., or EADS Astrium, to Kennedy’s Shuttle Landing provides durability work together to prepare the Facility in December 2009. payloads for flight,” Stavros The payload and equipment said. were offloaded from the Ashley said another aircraft and transported to

unique aspect of the mis- Astrotech’s facility at Port NASA/Kim Shiflett sion is the fact that both Canaveral. of the primary payloads, For the MRM-1, Boe- STS-132 crew arrives at Kennedy the MRM-1 and the cargo ing assisted with ground STS-132 Commander Ken Ham is greeted by Shuttle Launch Director Mike carrier, were processed off- safety issues, provided Leinbach upon his arrival at the Space Shuttle Landing Facility. The six veteran astronauts for space shuttle Atlantis’ final planned mission arrived center for the most part. critical operations training aboard four NASA T-38 jets by 7 p.m. May 10 to begin final prelaunch Page 7 “They arrived late in for RSC Energia workers preparations. the flow to the Space Station and prepared for stand-alone Page 2 SPACEPORT NEWS May 14, 2010 NASA Explorer Schools students present projects By Linda Herridge three-day event, May 5 to 8. Spaceport News Center Director Bob Ca- bana welcomed the students pendulum swing- and their teachers to the ing beneath a clock symposium at the Doubletree inspired fifth-grade A Hotel in Cocoa Beach, Fla. students Shareena Dormevil Cabana told the students and Yamilka Leon Lopez, they should be very proud of from Robert L. Ford Middle themselves for being selected School in Lynn, Mass., to to participate in the sympo- test how a pendulum’s mass, sium and hoped they would angle of release and length enjoy their time at Kennedy. NASA/Kim Shiflett of string would be affected “Ask questions and in a reduced or hyper gravity At Kennedy’s Educator Resource Center, students participate in a cleaning water activity during the NASA Explorer Schools learn. Do your best and don’t 2010 Student Symposium. From left, are fifth-graders Samantha Escalon and Thiffany Yeupell from Dr. H. Rodriguez environment. give up,” Cabana said. Elementary School in Harlingen, Texas, and Evan Gabriel from John B. Cary Elementary School in Richmond, Va. Lopez said they weren’t Jo Ann Charleston, nervous as they presented NASA chief of the Educa- Valley, Calif., brought students toured Kennedy, the their project. tional Programs Office at fourth-grade students Josiah U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, More online “We knew the data, and Glenn Research Center in Wallace and Nathan Thorn- and participated in several For more information the other students were learn- Cleveland, Ohio, commend- ton to the symposium. They educational activities and about NASA Explorer ing something new as well,” ed the students for working presented their class research a career panel that featured Schools and other NASA Lopez said. diligently on their research project, “How T.O.Y.S. work Kennedy representatives education programs, visit: They were among 70 projects. in Microgravity.” from education, regional http://explorerschools. third- through ninth-grade “It is awesome that stu- “We have had tremen- weather forecasting, various nasa.gov and www. students from 35 NASA dents in middle school can dous opportunities because fields of engineering, analyti- nasa.gov/education. Explorer Schools around the be so involved and interested of NASA that we normally cal chemistry, navigational country who presented their in NASA’s research projects. would not have,” Groty said. aids, gas and fluids engineer- The Pendulums and ing, and writing. research projects to their This will help to mold you ers Association and NASA T.O.Y.S experiments were “I liked the tour of Ken- peers, NASA engineers, and prepare you for your education project special- among several projects that nedy and getting to ask engi- scientists and education destiny,” Charleston said. ists from Oklahoma State were tested on NASA’s Zero- neers questions about space specialists during the NASA “We want you to be part of University. G plane, either by the teach- travel,” Dormevil said. Explorer Schools 2010 Stu- our NASA family.” Each year in the spring, ers, an astronaut or research The symposium also dent Symposium. Kennedy Charlotte Groty, a more than 1,000 students specialist in order to gather offered educator professional Space Center’s Education teacher from North Ridge complete research investi- Division hosted the Magnet School in Moreno research data. development opportunities Eighth-grade students for the teachers. gations focused on NASA Kelson Mills and Alex At the closing event, missions or research interests Ramirez, from Key Pen- Acting Deputy Associate and present their projects on insula Middle School in Administrator for the Office NASA’s Digital Learning Lakebay, Wash., tested creek of Education Gregg Buck- Network. From these entries, water for their “Lunar Water ingham, and Charleston, the top school projects are Purification System” project. recognized the teachers and competitively selected by They and their classmates students with certificates and their peers to participate in were challenged to design medals. the symposium. and build an efficient water “Teamwork is impor- Priscilla Moore, an recycling system that would tant,” Buckingham said to education specialist at work on a lunar base. the students. “It takes a team Kennedy, said, “NASA’s “We were able to take of people to do what we do Explorer Schools Program promotes and supports NASA/Kim Shiflett contaminated water and here at Kennedy.” Students participate in a heavy-lift activity using balloons, paper clips, paper return it to its original form,” The agency has 200 the agency’s content and cups and tape during the NASA Explorer Schools 2010 Student Symposium at Mills said during the presen- NASA Explorer Schools programs into science, Kennedy’s Educator Resource Center. From left, are sixth-graders Christopher tation. “We drank the water with 10 project coordinators technology and mathematics Hayward from Phenix City Intermediate School in Alabama, and Jaycob Wade after it was filtered. We had and four project assistants. curricula in fourth- through from Johnson Magnet School for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in San Diego, Calif., and third-grader Zachary Lopez from Vintage Magnet School in faith in our system.” They are supported by the ninth-grade classrooms Sepulveda, Calif. During the event, the National Science Teach- across the country.” May 14, 2010 SPACEPORT NEWS Page 3 Crew shares ‘phenomenal view’ of STS-130 mission By Rebecca Sprague The crew members then Spaceport News described their impressive mission, from their predawn pace shuttle Endeav- launch to nighttime landing. our’s STS-130 crew They paid special attention Smembers supplied the to the international col- International Space Station laboration between three with a spectacular sight of space agencies -- NASA, the the universe. On April 28, Japan Aerospace Explora- they provided insight into tion Agency, or JAXA, and their 13-day mission with the Russian Federal Space the Kennedy Space Center Agency, or Roscomos -- to team that prepared their ve- accomplish all of their tasks. hicle and hardware for flight. “We had 11 people Center Director Bob up there, all from different Cabana kicked off the crew parts of the world,” Virts return event by introducing said. “It was wonderful to Commander George Zamka, all get together and re- Pilot Terry Virts, and Mis- ally kind of celebrate the sion Specialists Kathryn international aspect of the Hire, Stephen Robinson, International Space Station. Nicholas Patrick and Robert This is where it really comes NASA/Jim Grossmann Behnken. The crew of STS-130 returned to Kennedy on April 28 and shared stories and insight of their 13-day mission to the together, at least for us crew International Space Station. The astronauts signed autographs and took pictures with workers. Cabana asked Zamka, types.” who also has piloted Dis- It took three space- . . . have something to eat, air revitalization systems, seventh window there . . . covery, “Hard giving up that walks totaling more than 18 stretch our fingers and oxygen generation systems, the one that’s round in the seat wasn’t it?” hours for the crews to attach scratch our noses,” Patrick the toilet, the COLBERT center that looks right down Zamka replied, “Yes, their biggest payload -- the said. treadmill and the weight lift- at the surface of the Earth. sir. Sure was.” Tranquility node and the Installation of Tranquil- ing machine took up a lot of Through the other six win- “I was telling him the cupola. Patrick mentioned ity helped pave the way for space in lab areas. dows, we can look around hardest thing I did was on some things we might take more science to be con- Hire also described and see the International my last flight when I had for granted while working ducted in the U.S. portion opening the windows of the Space Station,” Hire said. to get out of Endeavour’s here on Earth. of the station. Up until this cupola for the first time. “Just a phenomenal view seat,” Cabana said. “That “Finally we could take mission, Hire said, envi- “It sure was great the . . . just such a panoramic was my spaceship . . . and I off our suits after about 10 ronmental control systems, first time that we opened view that we’ve never had didn’t want to give it up.” hours of being in them water recovery systems, that shutter on that big before.”

station for future use From STS-132, Page 1 Inside Kennedy’s of the Zarya control Space Station Process- on the Zarya control module. The module international diplo- ing Facility, CAPPS module. will increase Russian macy,” Stavros said. workers processed Stavros said the research capabilities “Boeing CAPPS the Space to Ground CAPPS team also per- with the addition of served as the main Antenna, or SGANT, formed their customary experiment worksta- interface to Russian and assembled and function of installing tions. workers to ensure they performed electrical both payloads into the It also will serve understood Kennedy’s tests on the flight sup- payload canister for as a docking port for practices, regulations port equipment. They delivery to the launch Soyuz and Progress and operations as they delivered the integrated pad, followed by sup- vehicles and provide were preparing the assembly to EADS porting installation into additional space for MRM-1 for the mis- Astrium for installation NASA/Gianni Woods Atlantis’ payload bay. cargo storage. sion.” on the cargo carrier. A technician determines the weight and center of gravity of the During the 12-day The Integrated The cargo car- Boeing workers Integrated Cargo Carrier in Kennedy’s Space Station Processing mission, Commander Cargo Carrier will be rier was processed by also performed the Facility before its move to the payload canister and transportation Ken Ham, Pilot Tony temporarily removed to Launch Pad 39A for the upcoming STS-132 mission to the EADS Astrium work- hardware ready for International Space Station. Antonelli and Mission from the payload bay ers, also at Astrotech’s flight process, and Specialists Garrett and attached to the facility, for its second packaged and delivered processing facility to Fixture on a sidewall Reisman, Michael mobile base of the flight to the station. six batteries to EADS the Vehicle Assembly carrier in the shuttle’s Good, Steve Bowen station’s robotic arm The carrier first flew on Astrium. Building, CAPPS payload bay. The and Piers Sellers will to support the transfer the STS-127 mission in Before Atlantis workers installed a grapple fixture will attach the MRM-1 to of exterior cargo to the July 2009. rolled from its orbiter Power Data Grapple be transferred to the the Earth-facing port space station. Page 4 SPACEPORT NEWS May 14, 2010 May 14, 2010 SPACEPORT NEWS Page 5 Scenes Around Kennedy Space Center

NASA/Amanda Diller Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne engine technicians install a high-pressure oxidizer turbo pump on space shuttle NASA/Cory Huston main engine No. 2062 in Kennedy’s Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility. The engine, or SSME, NASA/ Troy Cryder Vernice Armour, America’s first female fighter pilot, spoke to Kennedy workers April 27 in the Training is the last one scheduled to be built at Kennedy before the end of the Space Shuttle Program. In front of the Auditorium. Armour shared her seven steps to success called the “From Zero to Breakthrough” model, which Goddard Space Flight Center hosts a Safety and Mission Assurance and Engineering Job Showcase May 6-7 for Kennedy workers at Operations and Support Building II. The Workforce Transition Office also opened three engine, from left, are Dan Bode, Teryon Jones, Barry Martin and Jessica Tandy. Behind the engine, from left, has been featured on Oprah, CNN, Tyra Banks and NPR. new locations to assist Kennedy employees: Operations Support Building I, Room 1119A, open Tuesdays, noon to 4 p.m.; Central Industry Assistance Office, Building N6-1009, open Wednesdays, noon to 4 p.m.; and are Ryan Mahony and Ken Burley. NASA Shuttle Logistics Depot 1, Room 415-B, open Thursdays, noon to 4 p.m. For more information, go to https://hrapps.ksc.nasa.gov/voice.

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NASA/Amanda Diller NASA/Jim Grossmann NASA/Jim Grossmann Workers enjoy a buffet to celebrate the Mexican culture during the 5 de Mayo Fiesta at KARS Park II. Workers gather at the Training Auditorium during the National Day of Prayer Observance on May 6. Attendees enjoyed a praise and [email protected] Ronald Griffin performed on several saxophones during the annual Mother’s Day Tea at the Child Attendees also danced, listened to music and played games. worship band. Development Center on May 7. Page 6 SPACEPORT NEWS May 14, 2010 Bricks keep memories of Kennedy workers alive

he Astronauts Memo- rial Foundation and Tthe Florida chapter of the NASA Alumni League are not only taking steps to remember those who’ve taken part in America’s space program, they’re also creating the path. This path, also called the SpaceWalk of Honor at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, is made of engraved bricks that the co-sponsors have made available to workers. The SpaceWalk of Honor encircles the reflec- tive ponds adjacent to the Space Mirror Memorial and is in front of the NASA Educator Resource Center, or ERC. “The effort shows we support the space program and are very proud of our contribution,” said Harold Zweigbaum, of the NASA NASA/Jack Pfaller Alumni League. “We hope The SpaceWalk of Honor encircles the reflective ponds adjacent to the Space Mirror Memorial and is in front of the NASA Educator Resource Center, or ERC. these bricks can leave a last- ing memory.” The bricks, sold to only RCA and Boeing Co. work- More info ers during the program’s For more information, inception 15 years ago, offer contact Cathie Gray at everyone a chance to be 321-452-2887, ext. 5146, recognized as a supporter or go to www.amfcse. of the space program. Now, org/spacewalk.htm. anyone who has contributed to the success of the space do so as a country.” program has the opportunity The portion that goes to make a lasting impression to the Astronauts Memorial of that effort while contrib- Foundation goes directly to uting toward future space technology education for endeavors. teachers and maintaining the Funds from the bricks Space Mirror Memorial. are split between the two “We are very fortunate non-profit groups. to receive these funds that The NASA Alumni help teachers,” said Cathie League distributes their por- Gray, of the Astronauts tion to a college scholarship Memorial Foundation. fund and Brevard County Each honoree also high school robotic teams, receives a personalized and including the Kennedy- numbered certificate suit- sponsored “Pink Team.” able for framing. “We are very proud of The walkway eventual- all Brevard County’s robotic ly will be paved with 22,000 teams,” Zweigbaum said. bricks, each inscribed with

“Our students must be given the name of an individual For NASA the tools to stay ahead of the who has played an active NASA Alumni League President Tom Breakfield, second from right, checks out one of the robots created by the “Pink Team,” rest of the world if we are to role in the space program. which is sponsored in part by the SpaceWalk of Honor funds. May 14, 2010 SPACEPORT NEWS Page 7 Remembering Our Heritage Delta rocket family celebrates 50 years of durability By Kay Grinter Canaveral Air Force Station, Neilon was head of the Reference Librarian a sharing agreement was Delta Project Office at worked out with NASA. Patrick Air Force Base and n 1959, shortly after the As might be expected with was the official interface creation of NASA, the the merging of two experi- with the Eastern Range. His new agency contracted I enced launch teams, there job was to see that the range with the Douglas Aircraft were differences of opinion met NASA requirements Co. for a new launch vehicle on how to perform certain and that, conversely, NASA called Delta. tasks, but these were amica- met their rules and regula- It used a modified Thor bly worked out. tions, especially in the areas intermediate range ballistic Delta 1 was scheduled of safety and scheduling. missile as a first stage and to launch in early May During launches and two upper stages designed 1960, but several milestones major tests, he was stationed for the Vanguard program. were missed and some tests in the apex of the block- The second stage, built by had to be repeated. After house of Complex-17. As the Aerojet Corporation, several false starts, liftoff the test controller, his job utilized hypergolic fuels. came at 4:16 a.m. May 13 was real-time coordination The spin-stabilized third after a short delay to evalu- with the range regarding stage, built by the Alleghany ate the high-altitude wind such things as weather and Ballistics Laboratory, relied conditions. permission to launch. on solid propellant. Unfortunately, the “I personally recall Intended as an interim second stage attitude control wasting a lot of time watch- launch vehicle, NASA as- system malfunctioned, and ing it [Echo] go by,” Neilon signed overall project the payload did not achieve said, “and taking pardonable management to the God- orbit. The failure was, of pride in knowing that I had dard Space Flight Center course, a huge disappoint- a part in putting it there for NASA file/1998 in Maryland, under the ment to all concerned, but all to see.” A solid rocket booster is lifted for installation onto the Boeing Delta 7326 rocket that guidance of Bill Schindler. the NASA/Douglas Aircraft The successful launch launched Deep Space 1 at Launch Complex-17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla., Twelve Delta launches were in 1998. team worked together, found of Delta 2 was the beginning planned until newer launch the problem and corrected it. of a string of 22 successful rocket the ability to launch “People always ask vehicles could be developed. A second launch, car- launches for Delta, an un- payloads into high-inclina- what the most important Launch site operations were rying a similar payload, heard of record in the early tion orbits without flying mission was,” Neilon said, provided by a NASA/Doug- was successful on Aug. 12 days of the space program. over inhabited areas. “The trite, but correct, las Aircraft team headed by at 4:40 a.m. All systems In 1970, Gray trans- Now launched by answer is ‘the one you are NASA’s Bob Gray. operated properly, and the ferred “across the river” to United Launch Alliance, the Because a U.S. Air working on right now.’” payload was injected into work on the Apollo Pro- Delta rocket can lift 40,000 Force/Douglas Aircraft team In 2011, NASA has the desired orbit. gram, and Neilon took his pounds to low Earth orbit in still was launching Thor and several missions planned The payload for both job as director of Unmanned its Delta IV Heavy configu- Thor-based missions from for launch on Delta rockets: Delta 1 and 2 was an inflat- Launch Operations, or ULO. ration. The Delta launch log Launch Complex-17 at Cape the Aquarius mission, the able balloon called Echo. “In my time with Delta, has reached 348 liftoffs and first-ever global mapping The skin of the balloon I participated in 119 launch- counting. of salt concentrations in the was fabricated by the G.T. es and was launch director Included in that log ocean surface; the National Schjeldahl Co. from mylar for 39,” Neilon said. are some notable missions, Polar-orbiting Operational with a vacuum-deposited Throughout the years, including Telstars 1 and 2; Environmental Satellite molecular film aluminum. It the Delta rocket, which Ariel 1, a joint scientific System Preparatory Project inflated to a diameter of 100 started with the capabil- satellite of the United States mission, or NPP, to measure feet on orbit. ity to put 100 pounds into and the United Kingdom; Echo acted as a passive low Earth orbit, grew and numerous scientific satel- Earth’s atmospheric and communications satellite achieved greater capability lites called Explorers; sea surface temperatures, and was designed to reflect under McDonnell Douglas, Deep Space 1; both the humidity sounding, land radio signals from one NASA and the Air Force Mars Global Surveyor and and ocean biological activ- ground station to another. with the addition of such Pathfinder missions; and ity, and cloud and aerosol It orbited Earth at an things as strap-on solids most recently, the GOES-P properties; and the Gravity altitude of 1,000 miles. As a for the first stage, increased environmental satellite. Recovery and Interior Labo- bonus, with its large size, it thrust of the engines and Fifty years after the ratory mission, or GRAIL, NASA file/1996 was illuminated by reflected larger payload fairings. launch of the first interim to determine the structure Build-up of the Delta II expendable sunlight and could easily Delta launch capability vehicle, Delta missions still of the lunar interior from launch vehicle that carried the Mars crust to core and to advance Global Surveyor is shown at Launch be seen by Earthbound also was established at Van- are being launched from Complex-17A, on Cape Canaveral Air observers. denberg Air Force Base in Complex-17, as well as understanding of the thermal Station in December 1996. NASA alum John California, giving the Delta Complex-37. evolution of the moon. Page 8 SPACEPORT NEWS May 14, 2010

2010 DuPont Challenge Science Essay Competition ON WORD THE STREET Have you ever met an astronaut? Did you ask him or her a question? And if not, and you could meet an astronaut, what would be the first thing you asked?

NASA “No. I’d like to know what’s going through their mind Student winners of the 2010 DuPont Challenge Science Essay Competition are honored at the Kennedy during launch and when they experience zero G.” Space Center Visitor Complex on April 30. The DuPont Challenge, which began in 1986, honors the memory of the heroes of the Challenger accident and all who work to encourage the next generation to Bennett Wight, explore the frontiers of science. The challenge is sponsored by DuPont in collaboration with NASA, The with Abacus Technologies Corp. Walt Disney World Resort and the National Science Teachers Association. The objective is to increase scientific literacy among students and to motivate students to excel in communicating scientific ideas. It also recognizes the invaluable role of science teachers in motivating students to communicate scientific ideas through writing. “Yes. I asked him how it felt to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere after deorbiting.” Upcoming events . . . Cory Williams, May 17-31 Virtual Job Fair; For more information, go to VOICE @ with Brevard Achievement Center https://hrapps.ksc.nasa.gov/voice/KSC_Virtual_Job_Fair.pdf

June 24 KSC On-Site Job Fair; in the SSPF and OSB II (Featuring local and national, private and federal employers. Must register on launchnewcareers.com to participate; For more information, visit VOICE at https://hrapps.ksc.nasa.gov/voice. “No. I would ask for a vivid description of what it was like to be weightless and if they got motion sickness.” June 25 Off-Site Job Fair; Radisson in Cape Canaveral. Must register on Christa Casleton, launchnewcareers.com; For more information, visit VOICE at with NASA https://hrapps.ksc.nasa.gov/voice.

Looking up and ahead . . . “No. I would ask what goes through their head right before Scheduled for May 14 Launch/KSC: Atlantis, STS-132; 2:20 p.m. EDT the shuttle launches.” Kim Nickerson, May 20 Launch/CCAFS: Delta IV, GPS IIF-1; 11:29 to 11:48 p.m. EDT with URS Corp.

Planned for May 26 Landing/KSC, Shuttle Landing Facility: Atlantis, STS-132; 8:44 a.m. EDT

Targeted for mid- Launch/CCAFS: Falcon 9/Dragon; Window 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT to late May “Yes. I asked him what his biggest challenge was when To Be Determined Launch/CCAFS: Falcon 9/Dragon C1, NASA COTS - Demo 1; TBD he got back to Earth.” Barbara McCormack, Targeted for July 30 Launch/CCAFS: Atlas V, AEHF 1; 4:52 to 6:52 a.m. EDT with CNC International Computers and Consultants, Inc. Targeted for Sept. 16 Launch/KSC: Discovery, STS-133; 11:57 a.m. EDT

To Be Determined Launch/CCAFS: Falcon 9/Dragon C2; TBD

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