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Spaceport News 1996 Savings Bond America's Gateway to the Universe Vol. 35, No. 9 May 10, 1996 Thanks for buying U.S. Savings Bonds! Spaceport News 1996 Savings Bond America's gateway to the universe. Leading the world in preparing and launching missions to planet Earth and beyond. KSC drive results John F. Kennedy Space Center Organization Percent of participation Two KSC employees named astronaut candidates Two NASA/Kennedy Space CD/DY/AC 90% he has always been interested Center employees have been in flight. His first job after re- named astronaut candidates, AC 74% ceiving a mechanical engineer- making a total of three candi- ing degree from the University dates chosen from KSC in the CC 100% of Arizona was with Rockwell last 16 months. International as a test engineer Fernando ‘Frank’ Caldeiro, a CM 88% for the B-1B bomber in lead engineer in the systems Palmdale, CA. Shortly after- assurance office, and Joan CALDEIRO HIGGINBOTHAM DE 66% ward he was promoted to test di- Higginbotham, a lead orbiter rector. After the 100th bomber project engineer, received the ing and launch of the Shuttle EO 100% was delivered in 1988, he trans- news April 29 in phone calls fleet here at KSC be given the ferred to KSC as a systems spe- from the astronaut office at opportunity to fly,” said KSC HM 76% cialist with Shuttle main pro- NASA’s Johnson Space Center Center Director Jay Honeycutt. pulsion systems. In 1991 he was in Houston. Caldeiro said the fact that IM 72% hired by NASA and began work- “It is gratifying to see employ- he so thoroughly enjoys his work ing in the KSC systems assur- ees who work so diligently and at KSC probably contributed to LO 59% ance office. successfully toward the process- his selection. And the fact that (See ASTRONAUTS, Page 8) MD 84% STS-77 to develop MK 61% commercial edge MS 80% Developing the commercial OP 66% potential of space will be the fo- cus of Mission STS-77, the PA 100% fourth Space Shuttle flight of 1996. RQ 51% At press time, the 77th Shuttle mission and 11th flight TM 69% of Endeavour was scheduled to begin with a May 16 liftoff from Centerwide total 70% Pad 39B during a two-and-a- half-hour launch window which opens at 6:32 a.m. EDT. The Asian, Pacific Islander date may change to no earlier than May 19 because of range month honored at KSC scheduling. The planned 10-day THE STS-77 astronauts, posing during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, May has traditionally been flight is targeted for a landing are, from the left, Mission Specialist Mario Runco Jr.; Pilot Curtis Brown Jr.; Mission observed as Asian and Pacific at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facil- Specialist Marc Garneau (representing the Canadian Space Agency); Commander Islander American Heritage ity on May 26 at 7:09 a.m. EDT. John Casper; and Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas and Daniel Bursch. Month. The theme of this The six-member crew will be inflated and later jettisoned ever during a single Space year's observance is "Asian oversee the operation of the after operations; and the Tech- Shuttle flight. Pacific Americans -- One Vi- three primary payloads — the nology Experiments for Advanc- On Flight Day Two, sion, One Mission, One Voice." SPACEHAB-4, a commercially ing Missions in Space (TEAMS), Endeavour’s Remote Manipula- Among KSC activities owned and operated laboratory a set of four space technology tor System (RMS) arm will re- planned for the month is a lun- module with 12 experiments, experiments. lease the Spartan 207 carrier cheon May 23 at 11:30 a.m. in mostly in commercial space Planned as part of the Spar- with its attached IAE. The an- the O&C Mission Briefing product development; the Spar- tan 207/IAE and TEAMS inves- tenna, which is housed in a can- Room. Former Congressman tan 207/Inflatable Antenna Ex- tigations are a total of four ren- ister about the size of a large Norman Mineta is scheduled periment (IAE), a free-flying car- dezvous operations with two re- kitchen table, will then take less to speak. rier with an antenna that will search satellites — the most (See STS-77, Page 8) Page 2 SPACEPORT NEWS May 10, 1996 1995 Kennedy Space Center Annual Honor Awards 1995 PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE RANK AWARD Meritorious Distinguished Executive Rank Award Executive Rank Award This award is granted by the president to career members of the Senior Executive Service (SES) whose performance has been exceptional for at least three years. The award recognizes sustained extraordinary or superior accomplishment in the management of programs of the United States Government and for noteworthy achievement of quality and efficiency in the public service. John T. Conway Robert B. Sieck Tom Breakfield KSC DIRECTOR’S AWARD KSC SECRETARY OF THE YEAR This award is granted to a KSC employee serving in a secretarial The Director’s Award is the position who has demonstrated highest award that the center exemplary performance of official confers on an employee. The duties over an extended period of award honors the accomplishment time, or a significant one-time accom- of a job-related task of such plishment directly related to official magnitude and merit as to de- duties. The nominee’s performance serve special center recognition. must also have been characterized by a high degree of personal integrity, Kenny G. Aguilar Fran Brauer judgment and responsibility. NASA OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP MEDAL KSC SERVICE AWARD In grateful recog- nition and apprecia- tion of faithful service in the Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Adminis- tration and the Charles B. Mars government of the United States of America. 40 years 40 years Malcolm W. Fuller George H. Hughes, Jr. KSC EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AWARD This award is granted to any KSC employee or supervisor for outstand- Dr. James W. Wright Elliot Zimmerman ing contributions to Equal Opportu- nity. Examples of the types of contri- Floyd Curington - (no photo available) butions for which the award may be granted include: encouraging self- The NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal is development and training among Janet A. Keith awarded for notably outstanding leadership minorities and women; assigning which has had a pronounced effect upon the minority and women employees to technical or administrative programs of NASA. organizational tasks which broaden The award may be given for an act of leader- their experience; suggesting affirma- ship or for sustained contributions based on an tive actions which alleviate problems individual’s effectiveness as a leader, the peculiar to minorities and women; productivity of an individual’s program, or and, assigning minorities and women demonstrated ability to develop the administra- to tasks which encourage full utiliza- tive or technical talents of other employees. tion of their skills. Walt Stampley Page 3 SPACEPORT NEWS May 10, 1996 NASA GROUP ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS KSC CERTIFICATES OF COMMENDATION The NASA Group Achievement Award is given in recognition This award recognizes exceptional individual accomplish- of an outstanding accomplishment which has been made ment or outstanding direction or management of a program through the coordination of many individual efforts and has or program segment which affects the entire Center or contributed substantially to the accomplishment of the NASA contributes significantly to the Center’s mission. mission. This award recognizes the accomplishments of either a total Government employee group or a group comprised of Hewitt Q. McKinney Mack McKinney both Government and non-Government personnel. Grant W. Stoddard Richard P. Schneider Donald Schiller Eugenio Pichardo Apollo/Saturn V Center Robert Webster Kimberly Jenkins Facility Activation and Modification Management William Bastedo Herbert Peete Galileo Processing Team Cynthia Martin Harry Wolfe Hardware Interface Module Project Team Robert Franco Tracy Gill KSC Emergency Preparedness Coordination Team Gary Benton Brent Seale KSC Facility Asbestos Survey John Parks Renee Minor NASA-KSC Midrange Procurement Implementation Team Frank Der Bill Larson 1996 President’s Quality Award Application Team Karen Thompson Jim Aliberti Russian Docking Module Payload Support Team Scott Colloredo Miguel Morales Safety and Mission Assurance Support Contractor Tran Mario Busacca Carolyn McCrary sition Team Danny R. Culbertson Robert M. Howard Space Station Processing Communication Systems Work- Michael D. Hogue Seunghee Lee ing Group Ernesto T. Camacho Peter P. Nickolenko STS-34 Orbiter main Landing Gear Failure Analysis Team Mark A. Mason Joanne Cobbs STS-69 Multi-Payload Processing Facility First Use Team Sharon Lowry Betty Eldred Michael B. Stevens Clinton E. Bartley Jack L. Gardner Kenneth L. Newton NASA PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL Louis G. MacDowell, III Pauletta K. McGinnis Michael S. McCarty Rosamund L. Rock The NASA Public Service Medal is granted for exceptional Linda Hansen Ball Michael J. Lonergan contributions to the mission of NASA. The award may be given David J. Spacek Denise Y. Coleman to any individual who was not a government employee during Terry L. Smith David G. Dixon the period in which the service was performed. Peter J. Musto Christopher J. Carlson Timothy A. Bond Jan A. Zysko Roger C. Greek Richard H. Jolley, Ph.D., P.E. Steven J. Altemus Matthew K. Smisor John B. Plowden Michael B. Renfroe Alvaro Diaz Larry A. Murray George W. Jacobs KSC CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION This award is intended to recognize significant contributions made by NASA employees, individual citizens, contractors, or public organizations to Center endeavors. NASA Employees Contractors Annette C. Dittmer Robert A. Cunningham Kristen J. Riley Karen E. Corne Mary G. Chetirkin Mark A. Hahn Kent E. Hawley Kennedy L. Newton Patricia F. Hatch Patricia E. Gladney Michael Jones Clarence D. West John J. Zuber Louis B. MacDowell, III Paul A. Mogan Denise De La Pascua Robert C. Reuter Kenneth E. Hunter J. Bruant Keith, Jr.
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