Oct. 28 , 2011 Vol. 51, No. 21 Spaceport News John F. Kennedy Space Center - America’s gateway to the universe

NPP, Delta II CCP signs new blast into unfunded SAA For Spaceport News ASA’s Commercial Crew Earth’s orbit Program is entering into By Steven Siceloff Nan unfunded Space Act Spaceport News Agreement with Excalibur Almaz, Incorporated (EAI) as part of the technological trailblazer Commercial Crew Development lifted off from a California Round 2 (CCDev2) activities. Alaunch pad early Oct. 28, The unfunded Space Act Agree- to take a place in space to show us ment (SAA) with EAI establishes what is happening on Earth. Known a framework to enable NASA to as the NPP, for National Polar- collaborate with EAI in furthering orbiting Operational Environmental the development of Excalibur’s Satellite System Preparatory Project, spacecraft concept for low Earth the two-ton spacecraft reached an or- orbit crew transportation. EAI’s bit 512 miles above the planet where concept for commercial crew to the it will be able to see every part of the International Space Station is to use Earth. the company’s planned tourist space Because it is going into a polar or- vehicle in concert with an interme- bit crossing both the north and south diate stage and fly the integrated poles while the world spins beneath vehicle on a commercially available it, the NPP mission launched from launch vehicle to be determined in NASA’s Space Launch Complex-2 the near future. at Vandenberg Air Force Base in “We are pleased to add Excalibur California. Almaz to the group of CCDev2 NPP has two goals, according companies and look forward to a to James Gleason, NPP project productive partnership,” said Brent scientist. Jett, Commercial Crew Program “One is to get the data for the deputy manager. weather forecasts, environmental As part of this SAA, EAI will observations and take a whole suite conduct several reviews. These will of observations that continue our include reviews of systems require- satellite data records which span NASA/Bill Ingalls ments status, launch vehicle compat- from measuring aerosols, you know, A Delta II rocket launches with the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) spacecraft payload from Space ibility, testing plans and status, and Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on Oct. 28. NPP is the first NASA satellite overall status of the design, opera- dust particles in the atmosphere, how mission to address the challenge of acquiring a wide range of land, ocean, and atmospheric measure- ments for Earth system science while simultaneously preparing to address operational requirements for See NPP, Page 3 weather forecasting. See SAA, Page 3

Flame Trench Visit Governor Stops By Starfighters Testing Asteroid Flybys Inside this issue ...

Page 2 Page 3 Page 6 Page 7 Page 2 SPACEPORT NEWS Oct. 28, 2011 LSU students’ visit sparks creation of mock flame trench By Steven Siceloff need to test it in the lab.” Spaceport News The students also will build a system that simulates team of Louisiana the flames of a rocket. Since State University the pad will be used for students who volun- A NASA’s new Space Launch teered to build a tabletop- sized flame trench to test System heavy lift rocket, flame-resistant materials which currently is planned took a look at the real thing for four space shuttle main at Launch Pad 39B on engines and two solid rocket Oct. 14. boosters, the thrust will be Luz Marina Calle, a mate- on par with a Saturn V. rials researcher at Kennedy “Trying to make it as close Space Center, posted the to the real thing as possible requirement for a lab-sized NASA/Jim Grossmann is the objective,” Koch said. model of the flame trench A group of Louisiana State University students take a look at Launch Pad 39B on Oct. 14. The mechanical engineering “I think we’re going to use students volunteered to build a tabletop-sized flame trench to test flame-resistant materials along with their professor. and Christine Woodfield, a plasma torch or a plasma Jacob Koch and Kevin Morales, project manager for “We have a unique condi- may not be a commercially cutter.” Schenker, all mechanical the work at Pad 39B. tion here, so there are no available product that can The team expects to begin engineering students at LSU, “It’s one of the most chal- commercial materials out stand the flame trench work on the project soon took on the assignment with lenging projects we’ve got,” there for this,” Morales said. conditions and require little after returning to school. their professor. Morales said. “The water deluge, the acid maintenance, Kennedy’s “This semester we’ll go “The pictures are pretty The flame trenches were from the solid rocket boost- scientists are working to into putting down a plan accurate, but the size . . . built when Pads 39A and ers.” come up with a formula to and then next semester we’ll and then seeing the effects 39B were constructed in A cement-like compound handle the job. Testing it on build it early and go through the environment has that it’s 1966 to handle the Saturn called Fondue Fyre was used a small scale is critical to the samples and prepare them exposed to,” Woodfield said. V moon rocket. They were to cover suspect areas, but it development, Calle said. If with things like saltwater,” “You can’t understand lined with thousands of fire- required maintenance after it proves handy to another Woodfield said. it until you come and see proof bricks, many of which each launch, Morales said. industry, then NASA can get While the trip has a scien- it,” Koch said as the group remain in place today. How- “We have spent a lot of a commercial company to tific reason for it, the history looked up from the bottom ever, the fasteners holding money into the maintenance produce it, too. of the area was not lost on of the 40-foot deep trench. some of the bricks in place of the insulating material “One of the things we the students. Upgrading the flame occasionally gave way in the now,” Morales said. “After wanted to do was build a “This has always seemed trench is a high priority as face of intense flame and the every launch there’s a lot of lab-scale simulation of the out of reach to me, so I never the launch pad is modernized force of 7 million pounds work that has to be refur- flame trench,” she said. dreamed that I would get following the retirement of of thrust during dozens of bished.” If there is a potential to come and tour a launch the space shuttle, said Jose space shuttle launches. Recognizing that there material, we’re going to pad,” Woodfield said.

NASA/Jim Grossmann Kennedy Space Center Materials Researcher Luz Marina Calle, third from the right, poses with a group of Louisiana State University students at Launch Pad 39B on Oct. 14. Oct. 28, 2011 SPACEPORT NEWS Page 3

Visit brightens governor’s vision of future space missions By Steven Siceloff Commercial Crew Program Spaceport News and the 21st Century Ground Systems Program. lorida Gov. Rick Scott Prior to their afternoon got a firsthand look visit, the state officials, FOct. 18 at the facili- including Florida Attorney ties Kennedy Space Center General Pam Bondi, held a will use to assemble and Cabinet meeting at the Ken- process the Orion spacecraft nedy Space Center Visitor for launch on deep space Complex and approved a missions. resolution recognizing the “This is the future,” Scott center’s numerous contri- said. “We always have to butions to exploration and look at all the changes and technology and calling for say, ‘Look, we have a great increased support to help opportunity.’ We’re going Kennedy adapt for future to continue to make things missions. happen here. “ “We’ve got to make sure it The governor, along with continues to prosper,” Scott Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll said. “We have all the talent. and state Cabinet officers If you look at the quality of Jeff Atwater, chief financial individuals who work here, officer, and Adam Putnam, NASA/Jim Grossmann their dedication, their train- Agriculture commissioner, Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, right, shakes hands with Florida Gov. Rick Scott, (left), following a tour of the ing, they’ve done it.” toured the Operations and Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle processing facility in the Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy on Oct. 18. In the center is Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida. The governor and other state officials were at Ken- After the tour, Cabana Checkout Building and nedy for a Florida cabinet meeting and a space industry roundtable at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s Debus gave Scott a Florida flag visited the Vehicle Assembly Conference Center. They also toured selected facilities around the center. that flew on the final shuttle Building as well. flight, Atlantis’ STS-135 Florida funded part of heavy-lift rocket, or SLS. A have taken place at some of for handling the capsule- mission, along with a Ken- the refurbishment of the flight with astronauts would the center’s better-known shaped spacecraft. nedy Space Center coin that high bay at the Operation follow in 2021 on the SLS. facilities, including Launch Exploration Park, a went into space on shuttle and Checkout Building so With those complete, Pad 39B and the rest of the research area off Space Endeavour’s STS-126 mis- the Orion spacecraft can be the stage would be set to Operations and Checkout Commerce Way, is in the sion in 2008. assembled there. Scott got dispatch crews into deep Building. early stages of construction, “Seeing the prototypes is a close-up look at an Orion space to destinations such The building hosted final Cabana told Scott, showing helpful,” Scott said. “But test article used for a launch as an asteroid, the moon and processing of the Apollo him maps and drawings of it’s really the passion of the abort system test in New eventually Mars. modules during the moon what the science-focused people and how committed Mexico in 2010. “I think we have a clear program of the late 1960s facilities are expected to they are to getting this done A test flight without astro- path forward,” said Ken- and early 1970s. Now look like when completed. and getting this done in a nauts is scheduled for 2017, nedy Center Bob Cabana, refurbished, the high bay is Cabana also noted that manner that is good for our with the Orion flying on the pointing out some of the being set up for Orion. Some Kennedy has seen two new country that really excites first Space Launch System modifications that recently fixtures already are in place programs get under way, too, you. It’s inspiring.”

Program is managed by the Kennedy From NPP, Page 1 stage, the nine solid rocket motors, From SAA, Page 1 Space Center. the second stage, putting the payload have they changed over the past de- fairing into the mobile service tional and facilities plans, and inte- The goal of CCDev2 is to acceler- cade?,” Gleason said. “Is the ground tower,” NASA Launch Director Tim gration status. NASA will participate ate the availability of U.S. commer- greener or browner over time? Dunn said. in these reviews by providing expert cial crew transportation capabilities Has the sea surface temperature From orbit, the NPP spacecraft feedback based on 50 years of space- and reduce the gap in American changed? Has the ozone changed? will scan the world with five instru- flight experience. NASA and EAI human spaceflight capability by We just want to keep adding to that ments that track their development plan to kick-off these activities this advancing concepts and maturing the so we can answer the question, is the through the sensors used on previous month, and milestones are planned to design and development of elements climate changing?” Earth-observation missions. continue through May 2012. of the systems. NASA believes this Members of NASA’s Launch “NPP data will be used by virtu- Under this unfunded SAA, NASA new partnership with EAI supports Services Program, based at Kennedy ally all of the national weather will provide limited technical sup- this goal. Through this activity, Space Center, have been working services for all the nations of the port to EAI but no funding. NASA NASA also may be able to spur eco- at Vandenberg to get the spacecraft world,” Gleason said. “And then will not receive any deliverables nomic growth as potential new space ready to launch on a United Launch there are the scientific users who under this Space Act Agreement. markets are created. Once developed, Alliance Delta II rocket. are trying to understand the indi- EAI is an independent, wholly crew transportation capabilities could “We began build-up of the vehicle vidual phenomena both at home and U.S. owned company in Houston, become available to commercial and in July of this year, erecting first abroad.” Texas. The Commercial Crew government customers. Page 4 SPACEPORT NEWS Oct. 28, 2011 Oct. 28, 2011 SPACEPORT NEWS Page 5 Scenes Around Kennedy Space Center

NASA/Gianni Woods CLICK ON PHOTO NASA/Jim Grossmann Business leaders visit exhibitor booths at the annual Business Opportunities Expo 2011, in Cruise Terminal 4 at Port Preparations are under way to enclose NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) in an Atlas V rocket payload fairing on Oct. 25 in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center. The blocks on the interior of the fairing Canaveral in Florida on Oct. 18. The trade show was sponsored by NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Prime Contractor Board, are components of the fairing acoustic protection (FAP) system, designed to protect the payload by dampening the sound created by the rocket during liftoff. The fairing will protect the spacecraft from the impact of aerodynamic pressure NASA/Glenn Benson the 45th Space Wing and Canaveral Port Authority. The event featured about 175 business and government exhibitors from and heating during ascent Launch of MSL aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Launch is planned for Nov. 25 from Space Launch Complex-41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. For more information, click on the photo. across the nation and Brevard County and is geared toward business leaders who are interested in learning more about Sparky the Fire Dog, a fire prevention mascot at Kennedy Space Center, visits government contracting and what local and national vendors have to offer. with the children at the Child Development Center on Oct. 14. Sparky gave each student a firefighter helmet and shared the potential dangers of fire.

CLICK ON PHOTO NASA/Charisse Nahser NASA/Jim Grossmann Workers unwrap the latest Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Technicians assist as a large crane lowers space shuttle Atlantis’ left orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pod onto a carrier on Dragon capsule inside a building at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Oct. Oct. 21 inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at Kennedy Space Center. The work is part of the Space Shuttle Program’s transi- CLICK ON PHOTO NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis 23 so it can be processed and attached to the top of a Falcon 9 rocket on Space tion and retirement processing of shuttle Atlantis. The OMS pods will be sent to White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico Lined up in a row, Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne space shuttle main engines (SSMEs) sit on stands inside the Engine Shop at Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 10. For the first time, all 15 main engines are in the Engine Shop at the same Launch Complex-40 for the company’s next demonstration test flight for NASA’s where they will undergo a complete deservicing and cleaning and then be returned to Kennedy for reinstallation on Atlantis. time. They are being prepared for shipment to NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi for storage following the completion of the Space Shuttle Program. The engines are being repurposed for use on NASA’s Space Launch Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program. For more informa- Atlantis is being prepared for display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. System heavy lift rocket. For more on the SSMEs, click on the photo. tion, click on the photo. NASA/Gianni Woods

Page 6 SPACEPORT NEWS Oct. 28, 2011 Starfighters test commercial jet-launched vehicle By Melanie Carlson to air launch Star Lab. 4Frontiers is Spaceport News an emerging space commerce busi- ness focused on developing funda- lans to launch small satellites mental space-related capabilities and into orbit from the wings of resources essential for long-duration a supersonic jet are moving P space flight. along following a taxi test on the The design and building of Star runway at NASA’s Kennedy Space Lab is a collaborative effort between Center. 4Frontiers and students from Embry- The Starfighters, Inc. F-104 rolled NASA/Gianni Woods to a stop Oct. 27 at the Shuttle A Starfighters, Inc. F-104 supersonic jet is being fueled before conducting a high speed taxi test at the Riddle Aeronautical University and Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 27. On the right side of the jet is the Landing Facility (SLF) after the the University of Central Florida. Star Lab suborbital launch vehicle developed by 4Frontiers Corporation. 4Frontiers is testing the Star The launch vehicle was designed supersonic aircraft conducted a Lab suborbital launch vehicle which has the potential to carry payloads into low earth orbit. Tests are high-speed taxi test. Piloted by Rick being conducted to verify the aeronautical conditions of the Star Lab suborbital launch vehicle. using funds awarded by the Florida Svetkoff, the F-104 reached speeds Space Grant Consortium. Star Lab of 150 mph as it taxied up and down started using in the 1960’s with the completed by early 2012, with com- supports scientific education for the runway. The test was carried Project Mercury, are helping usher mercial flights starting mid-2012. students by offering a physical, out to evaluate a newly developed in a new age of commercial space- Star Lab has the potential to hands-on learning environment. suborbital vehicle that has the poten- flight. carry four to 13 payloads per flight. The launch vehicle is designed by tial to carry nanosatellites into low The taxi test was conducted to 4Frontiers is hoping to launch students and built by students. Earth orbit. Commercial carriers like verify the aeronautical conditions of 10 rockets per year with multiple The success of the launches of Starfighters, Inc., want to provide a Star Lab. This is the first of eight payloads, or more than 100 payloads Star Lab has the potential to open convenient, reasonably-priced option tests the launch vehicle will undergo. per year. The company is trying to new avenues of research and educa- for universities and scientific institu- The final flight test will use a simu- keep the costs as low as possible and tion for scientists and universities tions to build and launch missions. lated mock-up vehicle and will be charges will include flight integra- as demand for suborbital launch Starfighters, Inc. of Clearwater, flown over the Atlantic Ocean. After tion and return of payload to owner. capability is expected to grow. Fla., through a cooperative Space the booster separates, a parachute The Star Lab suborbital launch And, the ultimate success of Act Agreement, is based at the SLF. will carry the payload for splash- vehicle tested Oct. 27 was developed commercial flight projects like This business partnership furthers down. Sensors and recorders are by 4Frontiers Corporation, a Florida Starfighters and 4Frontiers paves the the research and development of encapsulated in each launch vehicle company founded in 2005. 4Fron- way for expanding future use of the commercial space industries at Ken- tested and data will be analyzed tiers has commercially partnered Shuttle Landing Facility and furthers nedy. Starfighter’s fleet of F-104 -su for the build up to the next test. with Starfighters, Inc., which will commercial research flights from personic jets, similar to those NASA 4Frontiers is aiming for tests to be provide F-104 jets as flight platforms Kennedy. 500 take on Tour de KSC for CFC By Stephanie Covey third annual Tour de KSC, have been evolving lately. Spaceport News which included ride-bys of “I was awestruck being the industrial area, Launch so close to Endeavour; most his year’s annual Tour Pad 39B and stops at the people never get to see it, so de KSC on Oct. 15 Vehicle Assembly Building to be that close was amaz- Tmay not have gone (VAB). Cyclists were even ing,” Hunter said. “I had a over mountains or through able to get an up-close view lot of people with me that the country-side like the of space shuttle Endeavour, had never seen the shuttles Tour de France, but it al- which is being temporarily before, so seeing their faces NASA/Amanda Diller lowed hundreds of cyclists stored in the VAB’s High was special.” About 500 Kennedy employees, families and guests came out for the third annual a chance to ride through the Bay 4. Some riders took The organizers of this Tour de KSC to kick-off the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) on Oct. 15. The event raised $7,500 for the CFC. past, present and future of additional loops around the year’s event were able NASA’s human spaceflight center that extended their to collect $7,500 for the tors, the campaign raises Legacy of Hope.” programs at the Kennedy trip from 12 to 37 miles. CFC, which will be divided money to support local and Avid cyclist and Kennedy Space Center. And more im- Science Applications among more than 2,800 international charities that Center Director Bob Cabana portantly, it was the kick-off International Corpora- charities. include Habitat for Human- kicked-off the tour with a event for the center’s Com- tion (SAIC) Informational “The best part of the tour ity, the Patrick Air Force few words about the need bined Federal Campaign Manager, Kelly Hunter, has is the coming together of the Base Youth Center and the for such a campaign before (CFC) season, which has participated in the tour each people in support of such Second Harvest Food Bank riding. the potential to help tens of of the past three years. a great cause,” said Yves of Central Florida. “We have had some tough thousands of people through This year she rode all 37 Lamonthe, Assistant Aero- This year marks the 50th times in the community their daily lives. miles of the tour with 12 space Engineer and CFC anniversary of the CFC at right now, and we will do About 500 Kennedy friends. She said that it was chairman. Kennedy. This year’s goal anything we can to help,” employees, families and nice riding by pad 39B and Through the support of is $490,000 and the theme Cabana said. “I can’t think guests came out for the the VAB since the facilities civil servants and contrac- is “A History of Giving, A of a more worthy cause.” Oct. 28, 2011 SPACEPORT NEWS Page 7 Remembering Our Heritage First asteroid flyby 20 years ago ‘rocked’ space world By Kay Grinter Grigory Neujmin in 1916. “A key result of this Reference Librarian Neujmin named his discov- study is that 951 Gaspra efore NASA’s Gali- ery for a then-popular resort does not appear to be made leo probe reached its on the Black Sea. of ordinary chondrite-type final destination -- A visit to Gaspra, though, material,” Granahan wrote. B would be no vacation. The “The relative abundance of the planet Jupiter -- in 1995, it already had found its way potato-shaped rock was olivine (89 percent) with into the history books. determined to be about 12- respect to orthopyroxene (11 Galileo cruised past the miles long, heavily covered percent) is different from S-type asteroid 951 Gaspra in impact craters and frac- earlier findings.” on Oct. 29, 1991, snapping tures, with no spa in view. “This indicates that this the world’s first close-up Galileo then flew past a asteroid has spectra that are image of an asteroid. The larger asteroid, the 32-mile distinct from most S-type picture was captured from long Ida, in 1993, and found asteroids,” Granahan con- about 10,000 miles and was that Ida had its own moon, cluded. one of a dozen taken during another first. During the past 20 years, the flyby. The instruments aboard other NASA missions have Asteroids are leftovers Galileo collected scientific followed these first close formed from the cloud of measurements from the as- asteroid encounters, includ- gas and dust -- the solar teroids, as well, but return- ing NEAR, the Near-Earth nebula -- that collapsed to ing the data to Earth did not Asteroid Rendezvous with form our sun and the planets go according to plan. As the asteroid Eros; the Deep about 4.5 billion years ago. Galileo approached Gaspra, Space 1 flyby of the asteroid Gaspra resides in the its high-gain antenna failed Braille; and the Dawn or- asteroid belt between the to deploy to its full extent. biter of asteroids Ceres and orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The images and other data Vesta. The largest body in the belt, were transmitted at a slower Next, in 2016, NASA will the dwarf planet Ceres, has rate using its low-gain launch the Origins-Spectral a diameter of 590 miles; the antenna. Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security- smallest is the size of a dust Today, scientists continue NASA/Artist image Regolith Explorer, or particle. to re-analyze the spectral This image shows the spacecraft NASA will launch to an asteroid in 2016 and S-type asteroids account observations returned from OSIRIS-REx, to a near- use a robotic arm to pluck samples that could better explain our solar system’s for about 17 percent of the Gaspra flyby. James Earth asteroid, designated formation and how life began. The mission, called Origins-Spectral Interpretation- known asteroids and are Granahan, a planetary scien- 1999 RQ36, which will Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx, will be the first U.S. mission to carry samples from an asteroid back to Earth. normally composed of me- tist at Science Applications use a robotic arm to pluck tallic iron mixed with iron- International Corp., which samples that could better ex- will begin six months of outlined by President and magnesium-silicates. conducted the asteroid re- plain our solar system’s for- comprehensive surface map- Obama to extend our reach Before the close encoun- search on contract to NASA, mation and how life began ping. The science team then beyond low-Earth orbit and ter with Galileo, Gaspra was shared his findings in an ab- since asteroids contain the will pick a location to take a explore into deep space,” no stranger to the spotlight, stract presented at the 42nd original material from the two-ounce sample for return said NASA Administrator having been discovered by Lunar and Planetary Science solar nebula. OSIRIS-REx to Earth. Charlie Bolden in March. the Ukrainian astronomer Conference in March 2011. will be the first U.S. mission The sample will be stored “It’s robotic missions like to carry samples from an in a capsule that will land these that will pave the way asteroid back to Earth. at Utah’s Test and Train- for future human space RQ36 is about 1,900 feet ing Range in 2023. The missions to an asteroid and in diameter or roughly the capsule’s design will be other deep space destina- size of five football fields. similar to that used by tions.” The asteroid, little altered NASA’s Stardust spacecraft, over time, is likely to which returned the world’s represent a snapshot of our first comet particles from Track latest flyby solar system’s infancy. The comet Wild 2 in 2006. NASA scientists will track aster- asteroid also is likely rich in The OSIRIS-REx sample oid 2005 YU55 with antennas carbon, a key element in the capsule will be taken to of the agency’s Deep Space Network at Goldstone, Calif., as NASA file/1991 organic molecules necessary NASA’s Johnson Space the space rock safely flies past This first image of asteroid 951 Gaspra was taken by the Galileo spacecraft on for life. Center in Houston for Earth slightly closer than the Oct. 29, 1991, from about 10,000 miles away. The sun is shining from the right. The After traveling three precise analysis that cannot moon’s orbit on Nov. 8. illuminated part of the asteroid is about 10 miles by 7.5 miles. The surface shows years, OSIRIS-REx will be duplicated by spacecraft- For more information, go to http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/ many craters; two large facets about 5 miles across appear on the limb of the approach RQ36 in 2019. based instruments. asteroid at top and bottom right. The smallest craters in this view are about 1,000 news.cfm?release=2011- feet across. Gaspra rotates in a counter-clockwise direction in slightly more than Once within three miles of “This is a critical step 332&cid=release_2011-332 7 hours; its north pole is near the upper left corner of the lighted part of the asteroid. the asteroid, the spacecraft in meeting the objectives Page 8 SPACEPORT NEWS Oct. 28, 2011

Kennedy Space Center Activities NASA Employees of the Year 2011 KSC Fall Flag Football League Standings and Upcoming Schedule

POINTS POINTS Week 7 Results (Oct. 25) TEAM RECORD SCORED ALLOWED Crushers 14, Bacalao 0 Predators 6-0 143 37 Rowdies 21, Stuffers 3 Rowdies 4-2 119 58 Predators 20, Ram Rod 6 Dog and Bone Crushers 4-2 130 56 Week 8 Schedule (Nov. 1) Stuffers 3-3 113 75 5:30 p.m. - Ram Rod @ Bacalao NASA/Sandra Joseph Team Ram Rod 1-5 42 140 6:30 p.m. - Rowdies @ Predators Bacalao 0-6 13 162 7:30 p.m. - Crushers @ Stuffers Employees of the Year are from left, Marcelo C. Dasilva, Human Resource Office; Brian S. Burns, Information Technology and Communications Services; Mary E. Hanson, Chief Financial Office; Maria H. Games are played Tuesdays at KARS Park I. For more information, contact Matt Jimenez at Bland, Education and External Relations; Amy C. Canfield, Safety and Missions Assurance Directorate; 321-867-4509 or matthew.j.jimenez@nasa.gov. Debra A. Preston, Launch Vehicle Processing Directorate; Margaret R. Dutczak, Engineering Directorate; Helena J. Wilkas, Procurement Office; Brian G. Graf, Center Operations; and Michael D. Dininny, Engineering Directorate. Not pictured are Amber M. Hufft, Chief Counsel; Michelle C. Green, Commercial 2011 KSC Tennis League Rankings, Leaders and Upcoming Schedule Crew Program; Matthew R. Jolley, 21st Century Ground Systems Program Office; and Dawn H. Trout, Launch Services Program. Singles Nov. 3 Schedule Specht vs. Rodriguez Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Shutt vs.Wheeler Rankings Rankings Rankings Rankings Hosan vs.DeWitt Billy Specht Norm Hosan Calvert Staubus Teresa Bolig Looking up and ahead . . . Young vs. Bertot Art Shutt Ken Young Bob Ingram Kate Liu * All times are Eastern Staubus vs. Rivera Alan Wheeler Ed Bertot Kevin Panik Lashelle McCoy Ingram vs. Panik Miguel Rodriguez Scott DeWitt Jorge Rivera Laura Scott 2011 Bolig vs. Scott Liu vs. McCoy

No Earlier Than Nov. 7 Launch/CCAFS: Delta IV, WGS 4; The league seeks new players and is open to all Kennedy civil service and contractor personnel and dependents. Matches are played Thursdays at KARS Park I and II. For more information, Launch window: TBD contact Alan Wheeler at 321-867-3565 or [email protected].

Nov. 25 Launch/CCAFS: Atlas V, Doubles Mars Science Laboratory; Court leaders from Oct. 25 Launch: 10:25 a.m. EST Court 9 - Chip Hooper Court 7 - Ray Jones Court 4 - Jay Hebert Court 2 - Mike Lietzen Court 8 - Miguel Rodriguez Court 6 - Tom Li Court 3 - Jane Mosconi Court 1 - TBD Under Review Launch/CCAFS: SpaceX Falcon 9, Dragon C2/C3; Launch window: TBD Court groups for Nov. 1 Court 9 Court 8 Court 7 Court 6 Chip Hooper Ron Feile Alan Wheeler Tom Li No Earlier Than December Launch/Wallops Flight Facility, Pad 0A: Scott Schilling Miguel Rodriguez Teresa Bolig Amy Lombardo Orbital Sciences Corporation, Taurus II, Dave Davies Norm Ring Ted Moore Laura Rochester Launch window: TBD Art Shutt Ray Jones Lenny Corack Jim Fitzgerald

Court 4 Court 3 Court 2 Court 1 2012 Jay Hebert Jane Mosconi TBD TBD Pat Hadden Scott DeWitt Early 2012 Launch/CCAFS: Atlas V, AEHF 2; Damien Boos Laura Scott Mike Lietzen Bill Shockley Launch window: TBD The league seeks new players and is open to all Kennedy civil service and contractor personnel and Early 2012 Launch/CCAFS: Delta IV-Heavy, NROL-15; dependents. Matches are played Tuesdays at KARS Park I and II. For more information, Launch window: TBD contact Teresa Bollig at 321-264-8575 or [email protected].

No Earlier Than February Launch/Wallops Flight Facility, Pad 0A: Orbital Sciences Corporation, Cygnus/Taurus II, John F. Kennedy Space Center Launch window: TBD

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